We lost, we lost, we lost!!

The first two week challenge is over, and we ALL managed to lose weight - we're off to a good start! None of us made the 12lb challenge - we really were reaching for the stars with that target, we can see with hindsight! - but it gave us all something to aim for, and we all managed to lose something! In the first two weeks, Mom has dropped 6.5lbs, Eileen 5lbs, and - much to my amazement & delight - I have lost 9.5lbs!! I know Eileen is disappointed with her loss this week (as was I last week), but at the same time in the last two weeks she has had to deal with a death in the family & traveling to Ohio for the funeral, the start of the new school year with her children, and a sleepover at her barn for 16 kids, complete with s'mores, sodas, etc etc. With that much distraction going on around her, she's done great for the first goal!

So now starts the new 2-week challenge. Mom thought we should go for 4lbs, while I felt 6 would be better, and Eileen diplomatically stepped in and said, why not split the difference and aim for 5? So that is the new goal: 5lbs by September 24th. This is a much, much more realistic goal for all of us, so fingers crossed that 2 weeks from now, we'll all be jumping with joy! We will have a challenge in the middle of it, as next weekend sees all three of us in Philadelphia for the Women of Faith conference, but hopefully being there together will help us all to stay strong and not stray toooooo badly from the path!

Meanwhile, Mom paid $20 (it was supposed to only be $15, but she didn't tell the teller that until the $20 had already been deposited!) into our Heifer account, so she decided it could just stay there!

And on a further note, we decided what to do in the event that any of us actually GAINED weight in any given 2-week period, instead of losing. In addition to paying the $1 per lb not lost, we will pay a double indemnity of $2 per lb gained - so, if the goal is to lose 5 lbs, but I gain 3 lbs in the next two weeks, I would have to pay $5.00 (for the weight not lost) + $6 for the weight gained - a total of $11. Hopefully none of us will gain!