jenf66

I was a stay at home mom for 18 years. I rejoined the workforce this past fall at a child care center and love working with the infants and toddlers. We are a blended family of 8 with children in ages from 7 to 19. My younger daughter is with her father every other week and my stepchildren are only here on Thursdays and every other weekend. My older daughter stays with us. We have one child together that is always here and he keeps us busy.

I managed to get my DH (dear husband) to join as well (DonF6). It is a great help to have a DH that is trying to lose weight at the same time as you are. He doesn't have as much to lose, but I do think that it is harder on him to keep to a program than it is for me so it equals out in the end.

GOALS:

HW: 264 January 6, 2010
SW: 261 January 11, 2010
Mini Goal: 247.8 (5% of SW lost!) February 4, 2010
Mini Goal: 234.9 (10% of SW lost!) March 12, 2010
Mother's Day Challenge Original Goal: 230 March 26, 2010
Mother's Day Challenge Lowered Goal: 223 April 17, 2010
Mini Goal: 221.8 (15% of SW lost!) April 18, 2010
Mother's Day Challenge Lowered Goal 2: 220 April 22, 2010
Mini Goal: 208.8 (20% of SW lost!) June 6, 2010
Mini Goal: 195.75 (25% of SW lost!) March 8, 2011
CW: 186.8
Mini Goal: 182 (30% of SW lost!)
Mini Goal: 169.7 (35% of SW lost!)
Mini Goal: 156.6 (40% of SW lost!)
GW: 143.5 (45% of SW lost!)
Suggested goal by Dr: 130

My "official" weigh-in day for my personal goals is Monday. I have joined different groups and challenges that have weigh-in days on different days in hopes of keeping myself on track.

Biggest Loser Challenge 1/12/2010 to 5/25/2010:
SW 261.6
SWTC 1/12 259
EWTC 5/25 215

Mother's Day 100 Day Challenge 2010
SW:258
Goal: 230
Adjusted goal: 220
End of Challenge: 216.8

Jackson's Challenge
SW January 11, 2010: 261
February 1, 2010: 249
March 1, 2010: 238
April 1, 2010: 227
May 1, 2010: 216.4
June 1, 2010: 210.4
July 1, 2010: 205
August 1, 2010: 207.4
September 1, 2010: 206
October 1, 2010: 206
November 1, 2010: 210
December 1,2010: 199
January 1, 2011:
January 11, 2011:
Goal January 11, 2011: 161

Monthly Goals:
January -10 pounds..........Actual loss: 12 pounds
February -10 pounds.........Actual loss: 11 pounds
March -10 pounds............Actual loss: 11 pounds
April -9 pounds.............Actual loss: 10.6 pounds
May -9 pounds...............Actual loss: 6 pounds
June -9 pounds..............Actual loss: 5.4 pounds
July -8 pounds..............Actual gain: +2.4 pounds
August -8 pounds............Actual loss: 1.4 pounds
September -8 pounds.........Actual loss: 0 pounds
October -7 pounds...........Actual loss: +4 pounds
November -7 pounds..........Actual loss: 11 pounds
December -5 pounds..........Actual loss: