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

[julirama723]

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

Excellent results ladies! Once again, I am so impressed with your Atkins Attack results--that was a tough challenge!

Well, for the official weigh in...I'm down 1.5 pounds to 182.5! I am only 2.5 pounds away from my next minigoal, and 3.5 pounds away from my 4th of July goal. Do you know that once I hit 179, that will be the lightest I've been since I was 13? I'm already smaller than I've been since that age, clothing-size. I love ATKINS!

[Kntrylady]

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Thanks Joy and Julie

You two have been great inspiration for me, having both started near me at my 265 lbs, and are so very close in height (I'm 5'9").

To all those nay-sayers and folks that try and booby trap my achievements, I think of you two . You prove to me that it can be done, and you're tremendous energy keeps me moving forward.

And the stability ball challenge... I'm so glad I found it. It felt good yesterday to finally be able to do something, even if it was only 10 minutes

[elsy]

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Hi Adena, thanks for clearing my doubts. So then it pretty much doesn't matter ha. Great!

Kntrylady, that is great news. WOW! 11 more lbs. That is awesome. I agree with Julie that it was a really hard challenge. Even a greater reason to be proud of yourself. I'm also close to your height and struggling to get there. But don't worry, we will all get there one day. Atkins is wonderful.

[elsy]

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Julie, you see! The scale is moving. It always does at the end ha. 179...here you go. I think the last time I was 179 was back in 1995. Oh, and I only kept it off like 6 months that time. But you will keep it off forever my friend. We all know better now.

[Kntrylady]

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

Thanks Elsy,

and I'm always glad to find another person close to my personal goals as an inspiration. Keep up the good work too!

[elsy]

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Kntrylady, we're in this together and we're the best support anyone can have.

Julie, can you believe I just noticed that we are the same height? And not only that, you started at the same weight I did. Is that weird or what
The only differnece is that you're going the extra mile and set your goal to 5 extra lbs. You go girl! Maybe I'll follow your footsteps. That is sooo cool!

[destynie]

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Okay I suck at updating my stats on time... but better late than never. I am going to do better though =)

Body Part - Previous - New (Change)
Weight 189.00 195.00 (-6.00)
Neck 14.50 14.50 (.00)
Shoulders 45.50 45.50 (.00)
Chest 38.00 39.00 (-1.00)
Waist 34.50 35.50 (-1.00)
Abdomen 37.50 39.00 (-1.50)
Hips 44.25 45.50 (-1.25)
Thigh 28.00 28.50 (-.50)
Knee 14.75 14.75 (.00)
Calf 15.50 15.50 (.00)
Ankle 9.25 9.25 (.00)
Arm 13.25 13.50 (-.25)
Forearm 10.50 10.50 (.00)
Wrist 6.50 6.50 (.00)

Weight loss - 6lb
Inches lost - 5.5"

Two more weeks... 4 more pound... i think i can ... i think i can...

[Theperfect10]

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

And heres my update - destynie, what a result! You are really doing great.

Total inch loss 2.9"
Total weight loss 0.6lbs (tom time so happy with this)
Total weight loss to date - 17.6lbs
Total inch loss to date - 44.7"

Right Mid Calf (-0)14.0
Left Mid calf (-0) 14.0
R Above knee (-0.1) 17.0
L Above Knee (-0.2) 17.0
R Mid Thigh (-0.0) 21.6
L Mid thing (-0.0) 21.2
r Top Thigh (-0.3) 24.7
L Top Thigh (-0.3) 24.7
Hips widest (-0.0) 45.5
Hipbone (-0. 41.5
Waist (-0.0) 36
Below bust (-0.5) 34.5
Bust (-0.0) 40
R Below elbow (-0.0) 10.5
L Below elbow (0.0) 10.5
R Bicep (0.0) 12.5
L Bicep (0.5) 12.5
Shoulders (-0.2) 40.8
Neck (-0.0) 13.6

[julirama723]

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

destynie and P10, fabulous results ladies! Way to go on those inches and pounds!!!

Elsy, I hadn't noticed that either, and I'm usually pretty perceptive! Wanna know a secret? When choosing my goal, I had a really hard time. I set my original goal for 180, thinking that was the smallest I'd ever been in a great while. When I hit the low 200s, I realized that I should go smaller and re-set it for 170. THEN, after hitting Onederland, I realized that 170 was going to be pretty flabby on me, so I re-set it to 160. I'm still keeping 160 as my GOAL, but I might be going for 150. We shall see. It's hard to figure how much muscle I'll gain. I know what I want to look like, I can see that in my head, it's just so hard to attach a number to it.

[elsy]

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Perfect10 and Destini congratulations to you both on having a loss this week. Anything is better than nothing right. Great Job!

Julie, ah so you missed it. LOL! Just Kidding. I know what you mean about setting a goal. Last time I weighed 183 everyone kept telling me not to lose anymore cuz I looked way too skinny. For a while I believed them and that's the reason I stopped. Well you know the rest of the story. Now I realize that people sometimes tell you that cuz they don't want you to be as thin as them or thinner then them. Daaaa..

So not only did I dedice I would go with what the charts recommend for my height but I will make it a life long commitment to stay there.

[hubbys_girl]

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Hi everyone... been a long time since I have stopped by. I have already met both of my goals for this challenge and am really happy about that.... i have a lot going on right now so that is why the absence. We are moving and I have had a death in my family. I haven't forgotten about yah's tho'. But I probably won't be posting here at all for a while. I wish everyone great success in this challenge and look forward to reading how you all do by the 4th of July. Best of luck to all for reaching their goals!!!


hugs, hg~

[Theperfect10]

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Hi Hubbysgirl. I'm sorry to hear about the death in your family. It sounds like things are tough for you right now. I hope that it gets easier soon. You look so great in your siggy pic. 63lbs down is pretty amazing in 5months. Take care of yourself.

Thanks Julie and Elsy..... appreciate the cheers! For the first time since I started this diet, I actually feel thinner, I can really notice it myself. Its a heady feeling. I've also just realised that I have to loose another 2lbs to get to my 15lb goal by end of this challenge. I weighed myself this morning and scale shows 225.2 so thats bringing me a little bit closer to challenge goal of 224..... might get there by next week!

[elsy]

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ThePerfect, that's wonderful! Not only that you're sooooo close to your goal, but that you actually feel thinner. I wish I could say the same. We were just talking about this yesterday in My Journal. We were saying that even though we have lost bunch of weight we don't feel it's that much and still feel so big. You're welcome to join us there to give us your insight. I think I need your good vibes.

[CDRAKE1234]

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well TOM is here for a short visit hopefully...I lost 2 inches this week...and weight...yeah! 176.0 with TOM! I guess I better change my siggy! 2 more pounds to go! oh..did I tell you...I'm wearing 12's COMFORTABLY!

[Oh.2.B.Fit]

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

Hi everyone!!!
I hit my challenge goal today and lost 25 pounds (actually 25.. I started the challenge at 290.8 and as of today am at 265
Next week I'll post updated pics, and measurments. I have to wait for Michael to come home and take pics
Thanks for all the support during the challenge.
And Cher THANK YOU SO MUCH for starting it!!!