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  • #1

    moving to OWL did the trick

    Well posting again as now I am down 15 lbs. Since moving to OWL I am having steady loss. On induction my weight fluctuated by about 2 lbs . i thought oh no I will be a slow loser...I am still amazed by the inches you lose the most...
    This board has been great support for me..I thank everyone for that....I guess I should give starting stats...I began at 231 lbs ( yikes hard to admit) and i am down to 216 lbs.
    f - Suzan
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    Re: moving to OWL did the trick

    WAY TO GO! !
    35/F 5'9"
    HW 238/SW 205/LW 162/GW 160
    RESTARTED 1/2/2007
    SW 217/LW 194.8/GW 159
    sidetracked by life ...
    weightloss to be continued...
    currently working MAINTENANCE

    NON SMOKER since 2/21/2007.



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    • #3
      Re: moving to OWL did the trick

      I'm glad you disproved the myth that "If I move to OWL, I'll stop losing weight---forever!!!!!!!"
      ~Megs~
      242/141/160 (130)
      dress size 26/10/8
      5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
      My blog:
      http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/

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      • #4
        Re: moving to OWL did the trick

        That's great news! So glad the move to OWL was such a nice surprise for you! Keep doing what you're doing!!
        Before and after:






        PLEDGING FLIGHTS
        Completed: 1st set of buildings and mountains (Everest,M.Blanc & Kilimanjaro, twice); Tower Masts & Chimneys; More virtual buildings; Challenger's Choice x 2 (volcanos and mountains on Mars). Currently climbing: Mount Snowdon again: 416/475

        Start 10 Jan 2005. Maintenance since Aug. 2005.
        F/56yrs/5'.4"
        SW:77.7 LW:56.5 CW:60.1 (kilos)

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        • #5
          Re: moving to OWL did the trick

          I tink that you lose faster on Owl than on induction. I plan on staying on the first rung as long as its working.
          sw 269
          cw 269
          gw195

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          • #6
            Re: moving to OWL did the trick

            Way to go ,congrats to you!!!Keep it up!
            Ahlia
            Please visit my Atkins Journal and comment!
            I really can use the support!
            24/F Started Atkins 1/02/07
            SW: 272
            CW: 228.5
            STG: 255- Met 3/06/07
            STG: 240- Met 5/23/07
            STG: 230- Met 6/26/07
            STG: 225-
            GW: 155

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            • #7
              Re: moving to OWL did the trick

              I love to read posts like this. So many people are afraid to move up the rungs. I'm glad it has made you so successful! Thanks for posting!
              Started 4/18/04
              SW 220
              GW 160
              female, 44 years old, 5'4"

              Visit my Journal: Floydgirl's House of Hair

              "The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."- William Faulkner


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              • #8
                Re: moving to OWL did the trick

                So glad to hear this! I did two weeks on induction and had already decided that I would move to owl after that to more quickly get more variety in my food intake. I noticed that dr. Atkins made it very clear that the purpose is to develop healthy eating habits through the different fases, and for that owl seems more important that induction.

                Still I find it a bit scary to do, now I am here, but your post is really encouraging

                Sanne
                Start day: Jan 7th 07

                SW: 71.5 kilo, CW: 70:eek:, GW: 60 kilo

                Chest (s:105 c:103), under chest (s:83 c:85.5) waist (s:93 c:96), hips (s:104 c:103.5), thighs (s:59 c:58), upper arm (s:36 c:34.5)

                Mileage challenge: this year so far: 91.5
                Abs challenge: this year so far: 895
                Buildings done:
                The Millenium Dome, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Big Ben, Fort Rail Bridge, Scotland, BT tower Birmingham, Blackpool tower
                yoga::dancing1 done the 28th

                Mileage challenge, April 30/31 (yeah, I know...:confused2)
                Abs challenge, April
                Pledging Flights: 18 flights up the Canary Wharf Tower

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                • #9
                  Re: moving to OWL did the trick

                  Yup I am amazed at how effective this way of living is. I feel great and am now down 17 lbs. I felt like a barrel before i am actually gaining my shape back. Wow is all I can say. I seem to be averaging about a pound a day and recently have began running on my treadmill. I am hoping that I will continue to lose and by summer there will be even less of me.
                  f - Suzan

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                  • #10
                    Re: moving to OWL did the trick

                    Wow, thanks for posting this! I think I am moving to OWL next week at the end of a 4-wk induction, and am so happy to read about your success!! Thanks for inspiring others (including me!!)!
                    ncarolina
                    F 5'8"
                    reStart date 6-6-08
                    HW 225 / CW 218 / GW 168
                    Beginning size 18W

                    Thursday WEIGH INS for 2008:
                    June 6 226 (Beginning weight)
                    June 12 220.3 (1st week loss 5.7 pounds)
                    June 19 218. (-1.7)
                    July 25 214.5
                    August 11 210.4

                    January 9, 2009 207

                    "Yard-by-yard, life is hard, but inch-by-inch, life's a cinch"

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                    • #11
                      Re: moving to OWL did the trick

                      Oh that is so fantastic! OWL is such a wonderful thing. I wish everybody went right to OWL from induction (especially since rung 1 is so important, in my opinion). Even being able to eat a simple extra serving or 2 of vegetables is such a freeing feeling and makes it seem less like a diet.

                      Congratulations on your success with the move.
                      No stats. Not weighing anymore ever. Will post "before and after" pictures when I want to. The end.

                      Vigilance, not perfection.

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                      • #12
                        Re: moving to OWL did the trick

                        Myself and another member on this board believe in that myth, we're both too scared to move on to OWL.

                        Its great to read a post like this tho, its proving me wrong!

                        Originally posted by not2late
                        I'm glad you disproved the myth that "If I move to OWL, I'll stop losing weight---forever!!!!!!!"


                        26 yr 5'2 F
                        Did Atkins on and off from Feb 2005 until April 2008. Fluctuated between 15 st 1/211lbs and 11 st 1/155lbs.
                        On different weightloss programme from 28th May 2008 start weight 14 st 11/207lbs.
                        Current weight 10st 3lbs/143lbs.
                        Ultimate Goal Weight 9 st/126lbs.

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