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The Final Rethink Your Shrink Weigh-In: The “Don’t Go Anywhere” Version!

[ 131 ] 02/10/2010 |

Rethink Your Shrink!

Oh dear shrinkers, rethinkers, and rethinking your shrinkers! I cannot fathom the fact that this is the last weigh-in of the Rethink Your Shrink Challenge! Don’t pay attention to the sister behind the computer who’s getting all teary-eyed!

(Um, edited to note: Boy, we can’t get anything past you guys, huh!? No, you’re not crazy. Apparently we Sisters are great at subtracting when it comes to pounds. And adding is a whole different story! Or we were so superexcited about the Olympics that we got all worked up. But you’re not crazy, the challenge was scheduled to be 7 weeks, but somehow got turned into 6.  We hope you’ll forgive our minor oversight and promise not to end any future challenges early accidentallyonpurpose! (And will even extend the next one by a week to make up for it!)

Back to regular programming.

Before I get to the mushy gushy stuff, why don’t you head on over to the scale, turn on the light, step on in whatever you wear or don’t wear, peer at that number that is hopefully smaller than when you started it all a few weeks ago, and head back to your blog and tell us about it and link up.

OK. There.

So.

How did you do?

And how did you do for this challenge? Make sure you comment with your starting weight, ending weight and pounds lost!

And have you seen this week’s Monday Project? That’s where we recap the entire challenge and all we’ve learned and accomplished, including “after” photos if you have them. Do it! Don’t forget! Finish what you started! (But don’t venture too far because there’s more coming at the Sisterhood…I’m just sayin.)

I just want to say I have had the absolute best time ever meeting so many new, wonderful strong women who have dared to bare their souls for the rest of us. Whatever happened on the scale, I have never ever seen so many people come out of their comfort zones, try new things, discover new things about themselves, and find so much of that inner confidence in one 6-week sitting than I have seen during this challenge. You’ve tried 5k’s, you’ve tried tae-bo, you’ve vlogged for the first time, you’ve sexercised!!, you’ve tworked out! You’ve ranted and raved and starved and craved and P90x’ed and counted calories and points and logged and you’ve found out that you’re made of that strong stuff! You’ve made goals for yourself that at one point you didn’t think possible.

But that’s what this journey is about, right? THE POSSIBLE! (Sidenote: Did you know that the word “impossible” really is “I’M POSSIBLE” ?? So there.)

And you’ve even gotten your husbands involved! (Mine no longer rolls his eyes when I talk about my “virtual sisters” anymore, how’s that for progress?!)

In sum, I have never seen so many NON-SCALE VICTORIES! Are you thinking about this journey a little differently yet? Are you enjoying part of the ride?

We’re just getting started here at the Sisterhood. Heck, it’s only February! So don’t stray too far and don’t get all crazy this weekend (I’m trying that new 55 calorie Budweiser), because we’re gonna groove come Olympics time. And you know them are some athletes that will do anything to get to a goal. Isn’t that inspiring? And we can’t have a big huge world-wide sporting event and not make it all about ourselves, can we?!

No we can’t!

So put on your competitive pants, ladies, whatever those are. Because it’s on!

See you at the finish line!

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Category: Calorie Counting, Christie O., Fitness, Food Victory, LOSE IT, Rethink Your Shrink, The Sisterhood, Weekly Weigh-In

About christieo: Christie O. is a 30-something freelance writer and mommy to two little boys. She loves training for random races to lose weight and who went literally from couch to 5k to half-ironman to marathon, losing 55 pounds along the way. Christie O. also blogs at www.averagemomswearcapes.com. View author profile.

  • SJs_April

    I'm still very very proud of you. Here's to the next challenge!

  • SJs_April

    Pick it up, bro. I don't want to have to pop you! ;oP

  • SJs_April

    Amazing job!

  • SJs_April

    Love that attitude! You'll get back on track!

  • SJs_April

    Sister April reporting in! I just want to say how very proud I am of EVERYONE this challenge. Let's keep it up!

    http://april.shrinkingjeans.net/2010/02/10/a-re…

  • ealguire

    My scale was SO tired of reporting the same number that it quit on me this morning. It keeps flashing “batt” (meaning it needs a new battery). I didn't post today b/c I felt like there was no point b/c before it died if flashed the same D.A.M.N number for the 5th week in a row. All in all I did lose 2.8 lbs (the first week). So there's that. Hope I fair better in the next challenge!!!

  • tiffanyzook

    Didn't have time to post. Down 0.2 to 207.8 – Was a rough week in the food department b/w stress eating and residual PMS, but man does the whole “training for a half marathon” thing help soften the blow. Overall down 4.6lbs. Very pleased!

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    You are not crazy :P We screwed up, and are moving on!

  • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

    Nancy,
    Congrats on your loss this week! WOW!!!! Sounds like you are back on track, hooker!!! Learning is good, and now you can go forth with your new knowledge and lose, lose, lose!!!

  • SJs_April

    No frown faces! 4.8 pounds since December 28 is GREAT!! Keep up the good work!

  • http://oppositelife.blogspot.com/ Pubsgal

    Congrats, everyone! This was a good challenge.

    The bad news is that my challenge total is +1 pound.

    The good news is that I've maintained my weight (+/- 5 pounds) for an entire year now. Some would rage against the plateau, but given that the 13 years prior to that was spent in morbid obesity, I'll take it. For now. :-)

  • Nancy

    Thanks hooker. That is my plan. Now, let's get the next challenge started and please keep doing the Monday Project, I love it!!

  • SJs_April

    Great job!!

  • SJs_April

    You'll figure it out. I'm sure of it!

  • http://www.babytealeaves.blogspot.com Christie O.

    woohoo! yeah, that works girl!! miss you!!

  • SJs_April

    Awesome! Congrats!

  • http://www.babytealeaves.blogspot.com Christie O.

    exactly!! and a loss of 4.5 IS great! you're on the right path and goodbye 180's!

  • http://www.babytealeaves.blogspot.com Christie O.

    wooohoo!! new decade here she comes! :) congrats girl, you did great this challenge!

  • SJs_April

    Great job!

  • SJs_April

    Woohoo! That's awesome!

  • SJs_April

    That's a terrific loss for the challenge!

  • SJs_April

    That's terrific!!

  • http://www.jeninreallife.com/ jeninRL

    I love it!! It is so real life (and something I would do as I am horrible with timing)!!

    moving on!!

  • SJs_April

    So glad to see you back!

  • SJs_April

    I'm still very very proud of you. Here's to the next challenge!

  • SJs_April

    Pick it up, bro. I don't want to have to pop you! ;oP

  • SJs_April

    Amazing job!

  • SJs_April

    Love that attitude! You'll get back on track!

  • SJs_April

    Sister April reporting in! I just want to say how very proud I am of EVERYONE this challenge. Let's keep it up!

    http://april.shrinkingjeans.net/2010/02/10/a-re…

  • ealguire

    My scale was SO tired of reporting the same number that it quit on me this morning. It keeps flashing “batt” (meaning it needs a new battery). I didn't post today b/c I felt like there was no point b/c before it died if flashed the same D.A.M.N number for the 5th week in a row. All in all I did lose 2.8 lbs (the first week). So there's that. Hope I fair better in the next challenge!!!

  • tiffanyzook

    Didn't have time to post. Down 0.2 to 207.8 – Was a rough week in the food department b/w stress eating and residual PMS, but man does the whole “training for a half marathon” thing help soften the blow. Overall down 4.6lbs. Very pleased!