15 lb Challenge, Round 2 **Closed for entries**

Round 1
http://forum.baby-gaga.com/about742192.html
Picture thread;
http://forum.baby-gaga.com/about856392.html

This contest was created by this momma, http://members.baby-gaga.com/member389957, I am simply "running" this round, but you will see it runs itself essentially!

Rules;
1) You must have at least 15lbs to lose.

2) You MUST post pictures if you want to be eligible for the prize. There are many ways to cheat with an online challenge, so I will need a before and after picture of both you AND your scale. Make sure your initial weigh in is at the same time you will weigh in EVERY WEEK. If you want a "true" body weight, we suggest in the morning, naked or in undies.

3) No diet pills, not even over the counter ones. This is a healthy lifestyle change, not a pop a pill and shit yourself challenge.

4) The first person to lose 15lbs will get a BRU $20 gift card. The next person to lose 15lbs will get another $20 BRU card. So if you aren't the first to make the 15lbs you still have a chance for the 2nd because one the 1st prize is claimed we all start from the same page. That means you could also win more than once! I have three $20 gift cards.

5) Create a ticker at: http://tickerfactory.com/eztickerticker_designer.php?type=3
Paste the code for your ticker and I will put everyone's information on the first page. Make your ticker for 15lbs from your current weight. We will reset the tickers once the first person reaches 15lbs. POST THE CODE FOR THE TICKER!!! This will make sure you do not have to re-create a ticker every week.

Weigh-ins will be on THURSDAY, starting 10/29. You must post a picture of your scale every week.

Contestants;
Mary (MommaMary™)
Current weight;192.2
Goal Weight; 160

Christine (Christine - Mikey & Andy)
Current Weight - 176
Goal Weight - 160

Name: Becca (Jacks mommy 4-09)
Starting weight: 141
Goal weight: 125

Name: Emma (KaleighGrace)
Starting weight: 162
Goal weight:130lb

Name Kaya (-Kaya-*They call me Mummy)
weight today:16 stone 244 pounds.
Goal weight: 10 stone 140 pounds.

Tara (Izzy'sMommy)
Current Weight 176
Goal 135

Shayna_Marie
starting weight- 169.6
goal weight-145

Name: Desirae (.♥.LexysMama.♥)
Starting weight-200.3
Goal weight: 145

Ray (♥ Mazzy's Mommy)
Current weight: 191.8 lbs
Goal weight: 155 lbs

Nikki (♥Blessed mommy)
Starting weight 155
Goal weight 140
Name: Jillian Kelley (MRS. KELLEY)
Starting weight: 178.2
Goal weight: 140

Name: Lizzie (♥ℓizzie♥)
Starting weight: 139.06
Goal weight: 125

Mya (MyaLicious)
weight 146
goal weight 120
Emily (Moco's mama♥)
Current Weight:146
Goal Weight: 131
Helen (mom2ada*JMM*)
Current weight;
Goal Weight

Name: Jenn (Fancy.Pants)
Starting Weight: 164
Goal Weight: 145

Name: Dorilin(Little Miss Adriana)
Current weight; 146
Goal weight; 130

Kristina (Sammy's_Mami)
current weight is 143
goal is 128ish..

Misty (Misty*B/G twins*EBFB/HM)
Starting weight 189
Goal weight 174

Natalie (Nat ♥)
Current Weight 177
Goal Weight 140

If i wasnt prego i would SOOO join!  

Example;
Mary
Current weight;192.2
Goal Weight; 160



My ticker code;
<a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wlhz4DA/">
<img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wlhz4DA/weight.png"></a>

Here is what the ticker will look like when I put it in the OP. PLEASE post the code!!!!

can I just watch this for the tips and such and not compete? OT but I started eating healthy on monday, I weighed myself and well I won't share my weight   but this morning on wednesday I had lost 2lb!!! woot!

Quoting .:Mama♥Crystal:.:“ If i wasnt prego i would SOOO join!  ”

We may be still doing it after you have that baby!

Quoting .:Mama♥Crystal:.:“ If i wasnt prego i would SOOO join!  ”

Me too... lol  

Quoting -Kaya-*La Ramera*:“ can I just watch this for the tips and such and not compete? OT but I started eating healthy on monday, ... [snip!] ... on monday, I weighed myself and well I won't share my weight   but this morning on wednesday I had lost 2lb!!! woot!”

Just curious, is there any specific reason why you don't want to actually compete?

Quoting MommaMary™:“ Just curious, is there any specific reason why you don't want to actually compete?”

because that means sharing my weight  

Quoting MommaMary™:“ Just curious, is there any specific reason why you don't want to actually compete?”

oh and A) I know I won't win and B) I don't even have a BRU over here lol

Haha.. "But I wanna pop pills and shit myself!"


.... I would do it but I don't have a scale.  

Mary, I will join, but the prize means nothing to me, so I will not do it for the gift certificate, but instead for my health and happiness. I am a competitor too, so the competition is good and will help motivate my azz to get to the gym!

I will post pics tomorrow when I get on the scale.

As of yesterday I weighed 176 lbs even. My goal weight is 160 lbs. I would love to eventually get back down to 155 (I will never see my pre-pregnancy weight of 150 with lots of muscle, so I will be happy at 155).

I am 5'8'' and intend to lose the weight by hitting the gym every morning or walking/running on the treadmill at night. My goal, to get my butt up (gravity has taken over) and to trim down my waist so that I can fit into my old jeans and stop shuddering every time I look in the mirror.

I am also darn tired of carrying around all this extra weight that I have allowed myself to be saddled with over the last four years!

Game on ladies! Game on! And I wish the best to all of us who will be joining this  

Quoting boo.:“ Haha.. "But I wanna pop pills and shit myself!" .... I would do it but I don't have a scale.  ”

I bought mine for like £3 online   cheap supermarket x

The next month is going to be SO hectic for me, but I LOVE this idea!

So, since I can't participate this time, here are my top weight loss tips:
1. Cut out ALL candy and sodas. If you need something sweet, go for a fruit smoothie or chocolate milk---at least those have vitamins!
2. Drink at least 60 oz of water a day. It DOES make a difference because MOST people mistake the early stages of thirst for hunger and over eat because of it.
3. Shop 90% around the OUTSIDE of the store (produce, meat, dairy) and only 10% in the middle (granola bars, cereal, rice, pasta, etc).
4. Its important to treat yourself. BUT don't go overboard with it. Choose ONE meal or snack a WEEK to treat yourself. Doesn't sound like much, but its awesome! And a 'treat" doesn't mean eating an entire half-gallon of ice cream *guilty*  
5. IF you don't buy it, it won't be in your house, and you can't eat it!
6. Exercise is addicting. Do it for 3 weeks NO MATTER WHAT and by the 4th week you'll NEED to do it! My best friend lost 70 lbs in 9 months doing this! She does 45 mins on the elliptical in her building before work and another 30 minutes in the evening! If she misses a day she feels SOOO off kilter!

I'll give it a try ....

Name: Becca
Starting weight (your weight as of today)141
Goal weight: 125






<a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/w9Nto02/">
<img border="0" src="http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/w9Nto02/weight.png"></a>

Quoting -Kaya-*La Ramera*:“ oh and A) I know I won't win and B) I don't even have a BRU over here lol”

Well, as far as sharing your weight, there are lots of mommas on here that are in the same boat. I didn't want to at first, but I am sooo glad I did. And it's a support system. It really does help. My goal for the first round was to hit at least 10lbs when it was over. Low and behold, I hit 15.6lbs this week, and I really don't even need the "prize". The prize for me was losing 15lbs and developing relationships that have helped me over the last 10 weeks. There is another girl who hit 16lbs this week. There were MANY of us that had weeks that we gained, lost only .1lb, etc, and we were there to pick eachother back up. I strongly encourage you to join. Of course I will not stop you from watching the thread, but you will be amazed at what you can do!

That's my pep talk!

I am glad we are seeing some new faces! If I don't reply til later today, I am in court today!!!!