so I know the contest ends a few short days...so I am getting my results on now..

when we started this contest I was appr 177
today I am 164....I know its not a whole lt, I did gAIN 3 POUNDS OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON.....

I have not really went down any pants size or anything, and you I look about the same..Which is depressing all in itself...

I am going to conuite my plans for losing more weight....I have always been an excersie junkie..but I am going to start stepping it up a notch..thats all..

I am doing more weight trianing and toning now.....So we will see what happens..

I hope everyone had succuss....and keeps up all thier hard work
Peace out..
Christina

Greetings earthlings!!! I'm fatter than I've ever been and depressed as heck to start another new year's diet thing.

Just letting you all know- i'm a loser but not the right kind to win this contest!

-k8

I hope all of you had a merry Christmas...And didn't eat too much:)

I have not posted here in a while, I am so bad, but since my partner deserted me...I just didn't feel any encouragement...

But good news is I have lost about 10.5 pounds...I do lots of weight training, and am getting a little "bulky"....But that's ok.....

I want to lose about 20 more pounds.....I need to get my rear end moving......

My goal is by summer to have lost it all....We will see....

Congrads to all of you....I know everyone has done a fabulous job....

Love and good luck to all...

Christina

Okay, so I have dropped off of the blogging world again and . . . it would also appear that I have dropped my diet. BUT! That is not entirely true. I have been slacking because I have been soooo hungry lately . . . because I am pregnant! :) I was excited to tell you guys but I didn't want to post it on my blog until I could tell my parents in person! I am excited and very hopeful that this baby will be a little girl. Who am I kidding . . . I will take this baby no matter what it is!! :) I am also realizing the tragidy that is a mother's body. It just stinks that we are asked to lose weight, then gain it, then lose it - like this is normal! I just cannot believe that our bodies are supposed to stretch so much! With this being my third pregnancy, I already feel like I need to pull out the maternity clothes and I am only 2 months along!! I know that it is all more than worth it.

Mandi, I am so sorry that I sucked as a partner! Trust me, if you guys are still around in 9 months (even though I KNOW that you all will be at your goal weights by then ! ) I am going to be dying for the support!

I hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas . . . my attitude is not to feel too guilty about the chocolate . . . after all, isn't that what this season is all about!? Then in January you can repent! :)

Talk to you all later,
Zoe

I had my final check in for 2005 with my trainer last night. Considering how little exercise I've gotten since Thanksgiving, and how much I've been eating, I actually LOST .8 lbs. I moved a couple of inches around, and my body fat didn't increase. So this was a good thing.

All in all, for the duration of the challenge, I have lost approximately 5.2 lbs and 3 inches. Of course, it would have been more if I hadn't lost and regained a few of those lbs and inches, but que sera sera, right?

I know I haven't won the challenge by any means, but I had fun participating, and I look forward to starting with the new challenge in 2006! Anyone going to join me?

~ruthie

I am up to my eyeballs in Christmas goodies mostly because I am baking them myself. But not to eat them all! I give out platters to a lot of our elderly neighbors. Today I made toffee bars and they are calling my name all the way from the freezer. Yum!

My jeans are shrinking, or my hips are growing, either way I gotta change the balance of junk food flowing to my mouth.

How are the rest of you doing so far?

Jodi

and that's a horrible thing to be. I WANT to be a loser! I want to lose this horrible weight which is the albatross around my neck (or waist, or thighs, or hips). I want to be free of this burden.

But for the time being, I have said goodbye to the gym. Not by choice, mind you--but by necessity. In my profession, December is THE month that everything comes into play. Year-end is important for taxes, and everything else that comes due. The holidays don't help. Neither does this sudden influx of unseasonably cold and snowy weather that has hit the city I currently live in. Last winter was unseasonably warm, and since it was my first winter here, I assumed that was how every winter would be. I guess I should have guessed again, as it seems that this winter will be a doozey.

Since I came back from vacation after Thanksgiving, I've only been able to get to the gym twice. That's quite a change from my 3-4 x a week previous to the holiday. Now I'm working mad crazy hours (anywhere from 9-14 a day), and Saturday.

I'm trying to be good and not eat myself into a carb-induced coma, but it's hard. REALLY hard, expecially when most meals are eaten on the run, or at my desk. Or I don't get enough sleep and I come to rely on the quick boost of energy that a candy bar can give me in the early afternoon. And why would I drink cold water when Ghiradelli hot chocolate tastes so much better.

Just pray for me that I can make it through the next few weeks without causing TOO much irreparable damage. I guess the one plus side of being a big person is that noone notices when you gain 5, 10, or even 25lbs. Only skinny girls have to worry about that!

Have a good month, ya'll!

~ruthie

Put the junk food down and come out with your hands up!

Now put your hands down!... Jog in place! Get moving!

LOL... For many of us, after Thanksgiving is a hard time. You probably indulged and then there were leftovers and then someone gave you some cookies and at work people keep bringing stuff in and leaving it the break room. Or if you're a Mom you feel obligated to bake for neighbors and with your kids. And you've stopped going for walks because, whine-whine, it's just so cold out. Nibble here, nibble there... Slowly a couple pounds come back on.

Let's get ahold of ourselves before we blow it altogether. We have not even a month left in this challenge. Look at that! 25 days!

What is better? The taste of frosted sugar cookies or the taste of success?

HEY! The right answer was success!... LOL.

~Tee (trying to pump you back up)