Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

[hubbys_girl]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Alrighty then I did get down to business and measured myself. I weighed this morning and so here are the totals for this week.

starting..................4/7................ 4/14......................4/21.....................4/28
Height 5'9"................5'9"...............5'9"....... ................5'9"......................5'9"
weight 218...............218...............210!!......... ..........205 (-5 lbs)............204(-1)
neck.....15"...............15"................15". .....................14.75(-.25)............14.75
shoulders 48..............48.......... ...46.5 (-1.75!)............46.5..................46.0 (-.5)
chest 45................44.75.(-.25).....44.75......................44.5 (-.5)...........44.25(-.25)
waist 41................40.75 (-.25).....41 (+.25)..................40.75 (-.25).......40.0 (-.75)
abs 45....................45... ..........44.25 (-.25).................44.0 (-.25).........43.5 (-.5)
hips 49..................48.75 (-.25)......48.75......................48.25 (-.5).........47.25(-1)
thigh 25.5.............25.25 (-.25x2).....25.25.....................25.0 (-.25) x2....25.0
knee 15.75............15.75.. ...........15.25 (-.5 x2)............15.25...............15.0(-.25)x2
calf 16.75............16.5 (-.25x2).....16.25 (-.25 x2).......... 16.0 (-.25) x2.....16.0
ankle 9..................9..... ..............8.75 (-.25x2).............8.75...................8.75
arm 13.75.............13.75. ............13.75..........................13.75.. .............13.75 grrrrrr!
forearm 11.5...........11.5...... .......11.5............................11.5....... .........11.25(-.25)
wrist 7....................7.... ............6.75 (-.25 x2)...............6.75...................6.75

So this weeks progress is as follows.... weight loss -1lb., inches lost -3.75 inches.



I got off track this weekend with my eating and I may have been down further with my lbs. if I had of stayed focused. i allow stress to take over at times and revert to old habits. Not a good thing..... so while I celebrate the weight loss and inches loss I am cautiosly enjoying it. Knowing that the slippery slope of food addiction has scratched an itch in me. I NEED the atkins attack challenge and this one for accountability, direction and focus. Kickin my butt in gear! Looking to wear a bathing suit this summer that is flatering and that my dh can't take his eyes off of!


<sigh> oh to be a size 12...... hg longs for a size 12.

[Adena]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

HG, it tickles me that you always include your height in your measurements each week. Are you expecting to get shorter?

Nice hip and waist shrinkage, girlie.

[hubbys_girl]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Yup, I kind of am hoping I get shorter! My dh isn't very much taller than I am and I always wanted to be married to a super tall guy that was built like a line backer! LOL I think cuz I was always fat I wanted a guy to make me feel small, yah know what I mean? He is like 5' 11.5". Just shy of 6 feet. It is nice when he wears his doc martins. They make him tall..... <sigh> now hg is thinking about a bathing suit and a tall guy to walk down the beach with...... thanks Adena!

I am finally seeing shrinkage in the hips and waist.... now I feel like Jules and would like to see some sexy svelte arms to go with all of this! Drat.... tennis elbow is such a freakin pain! No dumbells for me for a while!

[SweetCher]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Hug,

How did you like that HG? I think I’ll just call you “Hug” or “Huggs” from here on… I like that!. Well for being a little off focus this week I think you did great. I second Adena on the shrinkage in the hips and the waist… great work!

Congratulations on the ((((((((((1 pound and 3.75 inches))))))))) lost !!!

[hubbys_girl]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Thanks Cher! Should I call yah cherie? Mon Cherie? hunhunhunhun... *in my best french accent* Since you like french onion soup so much!!! Is it the gruyere, or the bread that is the real lure to get you eating the soup?

[SweetCher]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Hugs,

Yes, my family has called me Cherie for years.

lol... it' is the gruyere...yum! I love it. I should just request it san's bread.
The only problem it it has so much salt, I retain water the next morning.

[Theperfect10]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

First of all congratulations Nicole and HG on your weight and inches lost. Thats brilliant. My results below.... I've got a clothes hanger in my mouth, my smile is so wide!

30 April 2007
Weight Loss 3lbs, Inches lost 6.3

Right Mid Calf (-0.0)14.5
Left Mid calf (-0.0) 14.5
R Above knee (0.4) 17.6
L Above Knee (0.5) 17.6
R Mid Thigh (-0.0) 22.5
L Mid thing (-0.0) 22.5
r Top Thigh (-0.3) 27.2
L Top Thigh (-0.2) 27.3
Hips widest (-0.5) 48.5
Hipbone (-1.5) 44
Waist (0) 39
Below bust (-1.5) 35.5
Bust (-1) 41
R Below elbow (-0.0) 10.9
L Below elbow (0.0) 10.9
R Bicep (0.2) 13.3
L Bicep (0.2) 13.3
Shoulders new measure 46
Neck new measure 14.3

Total Inch Loss 6.3"

[julirama723]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Way to go on inches and pounds lost, ladies!!!

I'm back! I did well this weekend, stayed 100% on plan. I wish I could have eaten more veggies, but most of the stuff I had was salad-type veggies, very low in carbs! I just BARELY made it for that veggie challenge. I'm glad to be back in my own kitchen.

[elsy]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Wow! I can't believe it's Monday again. And I especially cannot believe I'm done with my first 2 weeks in Induction. But before I give you my results, I want to congratulate Nicole (How did you do that?) Amazing results!!!!
Also, congratulations to HG for the steady loss in weight and inches. Way to go!!! I really wish I can follow your pattern.

O.k. and now for my results.......Drum Roll........

I lost 8 lbs my first week and 3 more the second week for a total of 11 lbs. gone forever!!!
I did measure myself before I started induction, but I didn't know I could measure all those parts of the body you all do.....ooooppps. I pretty much just measured my biggest problem areas which is why I only counted about 8 inches lost in all. I know I'm doing this all wrong but that's all I got.

I decided I'm doing an extended induction after seeing these results. I just don't know how long to stay. Any suggestions beautiful ladies?

Joy, I know you said you loved Jicama. I do too and I bought one just yesterday, however when I went to Fitday it told me it had a bunch of carbs so I didn't eat it. Are you sure we can eat this during induction? How much can I eat?

[Oh.2.B.Fit]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Hi Elsy
Jicama has 11 carbs for 1 cup, but you deduct the 6 fiber for a total of 5 net carbs for a full cup. You could eat half a cup for 2.5 total net carbs (or you could just round it up to 3 net carbs) That's not bad!!!
You're doing GREAT sweetie 11 punds in 2 weeks is AWSOME!!!

[SweetCher]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Congratulations perfect10 on that 3 pounds and 6.3 inches lost

Julie – Welcome home!!! We missed you over the weekend.

Elsy… Congratulations on that 11 pounds that you’ve lost forever... and, the 8 inches that you’ve checked on… I’m sure you’ve lost a lot more in other places. We go to FitToGether.com to check. That’s why we have so many measurements to take.

I’m still 154…lol! Expecting different results if I get off off the French onion soup with so much salt. I’m probably retaining 10 pounds right now. I need to measure today or tomorrow sometime. It’s the beginning of the month.

[Adena]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Hey Cher. I've updated my measurements in Fitogther -- need to total the inches lost. Why doesn't it do that for you?? And, my weight is down 7 pounds from the beginning of the challenge, and I've lost about 7 inches. I'm starting HG's Atkins Attack tomorrow, so I can't weigh in again until mid-June. But, we do measure weekly.

Mmm... onion soup.

[julirama723]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Mmm French Onion soup. I used to order the french onion soup from Ruby Tuesday's when I was on Fatkins. It probably has so much junk in it...oh well. Live and learn, huh?

[kgsmom2]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

I'm down 5.5 lbs since the start. 19.5 to go! I had the stomach flu again yesterday. Thats 2 times in 3 weeks whats up with that? Yuck...

[hubbys_girl]

Re: Set off the Fireworks&quot;- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Hey Cherie, just here to say that I also won't be weighin myself until June 15th. That darn Atkins Attack challenge! LOL who ever thought up that challenge must be crazy! :O


I love gruyere as well. Why not try making your own onion soup? I'm sure it would be really low in carbs if you made it your self and you could control the salt too. Or you could just drink MORE water and flush out all the excess sodium.


Elsy, you are deffinately doing something right to have lost 11 lbs and more than 8 inches! You rock and keep it up!