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    Interesting observation - not really a surprise

    Hubby and I on January 4, 2009 entered an 8 week challenge at the Anytime Fitness club we belong to. It was called "I Lost It At The Club". This was prior to my starting Atkins. My starting weight was 212.5. I hit the machines on average of 4-5 days per week. 1 hour of cardio on the Treadmill & 30 minutes of strength training, rotating between arms & legs but doing Abs daily. For the millionth time I started doing WW to help boost my efforts........fast forward to the end of our 8 week challenge. A whopping 5 lbs lost, weighing in at 207.5lbs. How completely depressing is that.

    Obviously I had been tracking my weight through the 8 week challenge and was becoming beyond frustrated. The day after the Challenge weigh-in I began Atkins. Now just 11 days into it I am down 11.1 lbs.

    This should be proof enough that my new way of living/eating really works!

    Smiles,
    Lisa

    Female - 37 years - 5' 5"
    Started 03/03/2009 : 207.5 lbs
    Re-starting 06/03/2009 : 185 lbs


    Good bye 180's :
    Good bye 170's :
    Good bye 160's :
    Good bye 150's :
    Good bye 140's :
    Hello....... 130's!

    Exercise - Exercise - Exercise! Keep it going!


    Tags: interesting, observation, surprise
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    Re: Interesting observation - not really a surprise

    P.S. - for whatever reason that I really cannot explain, probably frustration, I also 'jumped ship' at the Club. If I can see an 11 lb weight loss withOUT Exercise imagine what I can see WITH exercise......... I can seem to talk myself out of going even when I am just blocks away.

    My mini challenge for today........ I AM going to the club today and I AM going to start my work-out program again. I will aim for 45 min on the treadmill and 15 minutes of strength training!!!

    Smiles,
    Lisa

    Female - 37 years - 5' 5"
    Started 03/03/2009 : 207.5 lbs
    Re-starting 06/03/2009 : 185 lbs


    Good bye 180's :
    Good bye 170's :
    Good bye 160's :
    Good bye 150's :
    Good bye 140's :
    Hello....... 130's!

    Exercise - Exercise - Exercise! Keep it going!


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    • #3
      Re: Interesting observation - not really a surprise

      1st Congrats on the loss, both doing WW (I always gain when I do WW) and with Atkins...good job.

      If this is any inspiration, I started back at the gym on Monday and am already down 6lbs in just four days...I refuse not to go now!

      Good luck to you!

      basketballbelly
      2/15/09 Began Atkins 265
      1st Mini Goal 249
      2nd Mini Goal 225
      3rd Mini goal 210
      1 MAJOR goal 199

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      • #4
        Re: Interesting observation - not really a surprise

        Good for you, Lisa! I'm sure exercise will help you look great!
        "Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster."

        -- Theodore Roosevelt

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        • #5
          Re: Interesting observation - not really a surprise

          Welcome to the board, Lisa!

          That's a great story! The last time I did WW, I lost 10 lbs in a month but gained it back the next month because it was just too hard to stick to those skimpy portions and non-filling foods. You made the right choice when you started Atkins because it's the best WOE there is.

          Keep us posted on your progress!
          Aka Nyna
          HW199/CW168.5/GW155

          "Enough is as good as a feast".~Lord Byron

          Remember, a moment on the lips, forever on the hips!

          X16 X14 X3

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          • #6
            Re: Interesting observation - not really a surprise

            Way to go.. Congrats on the weight loss! I also go to Anytime Fitness.. Happy Training/Low-Carbing To you!



            Female 31 5'2"
            Start Weight 158
            Current 148            sigpic
            1st goal 145
            Final goal 125

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            • #7
              Re: Interesting observation - not really a surprise

              You just proved to yourself what eating plan works best for you! Don't give up on the gym, though. You were just on the wrong eating plan for you.

              I admire people that do well with WW, but I am not one of them. I've tried WW twice, doing it by the book, and gained weight both times. I just can not handle the carbs allowed.
              People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those doing it.


              "Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before."
              ~~Herodotus


              Doin' the "Real Deal" Atkins 2002 since 9/15/2005
              Sunny's Secrets: My Journal



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