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

CDRAKE, congrats! You will get there, I just know it.

NICOLE! I am like, busting at the seams with happiness and pride for you! 25 POUNDS lost in a single challenge, 55 pounds lost total...damn girl, you need to write a book!

[elsy]

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

176 CDRake........that is sooo awesome! You must be in Cloud 9. Congratulations! Oh, how I wish I was there. How I wish I was at least in onederland. <Sigh?

Nicole, you have come a long way. You rock girl! Already met goal. What a relief that must be.

[CDRAKE1234]

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

thanks julie...i know i'll get there too...it just takes time and a lot of effort!
elsy---you'll be to wonderland before you know it!!! i do feel on cloud 9 with my weight...very excited. thanks!~~~

keep up the great work ladies!!

[CDRAKE1234]

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nicole~
how sweet is that!!!! 25 lbs! Awesome!!! You're getting there, keep up the great work!!! Can't wait to see pics!

[julirama723]

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

Allrighty, just a quick check-in. I took my measurements this morning (my official weigh-in will be tomorrow) and here are the results:

body part.................6/15...............6/22
chest.......................38.5.................3 8 (-.5)
waist........................31.5................3 1 (-.5)
abdomen...................35...................34. 5 (-.5)

So, I'm down 1.5 inches this week, and all in my core! YAY! I'll have official weigh-in results tomorrow morning. Hopefully they're good.

[Theperfect10]

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

Hi Elsy, gonna go say hello in your journal. thanks for the cheers. I appreciate it.
Cdrake and nicole, I'm so pleased for your both. Congrats on your losses.

Julie, another 1.5", I can really see it in your siggy photos... goofy tshirt and all!

[elsy]

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

See you there Theperfect.

Julie, you're still shring even with all those carbs you eat? Isn't Atkins amazing! Congratulations on the inches, that's awesome!

My official day is today and I'm totally pleased. It's definitely a Happy Friday for me!

Lost another 2.5 inches and 2.5 lbs this week. I've now lost 27 lbs since I started the challenge. Just 3.5 more to taste the sweetness of wonderand!

[Oh.2.B.Fit]

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

Thanks you guys
Everyone is doing GREAT on this challenge!!!

[julirama723]

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

Elsy, I know you'll get there, girl! You are doing a fabulous job. Isn't OWL fun???

[elsy]

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

Hey amiga! OWL looks fun the way it's working for you. No doubt about that. WOW! The only thing I've dared to try on Rung 2 is cottage cheese. Mild doesn't like me too much even though I love milk so not too thrilled about having a drink of that. The only way I would really enjoy it though is with cereal, but since I'm not there yet, what's the point.

I cold try yogurt, but does that have to be the plain one? Which brand do you all buy? Any other foods I should try in Rung 2?

[julirama723]

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

I love whole milk plain yogurt, I buy Dannon. I've eaten the LC yogurt (Dannon's Carb Control) but that stuff is really sweet and I ditched the additives. At least with whole milk yogurt you can control your sweeteners.

What else to add...do you like ricotta cheese? You can make a lasagna dish without noodles. Layer sauce, meat, ricotta, mozzarella into a small baking dish. Or you could use eggplant or zucchini for your "noodles." Adena makes some sort of ricotta dessert or sweet treat, you'd have to ask her for the recipe.

Do you like fresh cheeses like queso fresco? I LOVE LOVE LOVE that stuff. Also, Hood makes a great tasting milk, in both plain and chocolate flavors. It's called Calorie Countdown, and the chocolate milk is only 4g net carbs for an 8oz. glass. It tastes excellent. I've never tried the plain stuff.

[elsy]

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

Great ideas Julie. Thanks. I love queso freso. I used to eat that all the time back home. We would cross the border all the time to buy this big cheeses in Mexico for about $2. If there is something I was missing since I started Atkins was my queso fresco. GOOD NEWS! It'll be more expensive here, but that's o.k. It's worth it.

I've never tasted Ricotta Cheese but I'll have to buy some and experiement with new recepies. The zucchini one sounds good. Never had egglplant either. I'll have to ask Adena for her recepies. Thanks.

[CDRAKE1234]

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

yeah!!! i'm am offically down to 175! yeah!!! only 1 more pound to go until i can shoot off my fireworks!!!!

keep up the great work guys and gals!!!

[elsy]

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175! You rock CDrake! What was your starting weight when you started the challenge?

[Theperfect10]

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

Congrats CDRAKE. Thats fantastic. One more to go!!!! I'm on a big fat stall today, so unfortunately my stats stay the same as last week. So still got 2lbs to go to win this challenge! I'm a bit nervous cos my stalls usually last a couple of weeks then I get a whoosh. I really want to get to 15lbs by end of challenge! Think my thyroid is acting up again.... it really slows me down weight loss wise. This is the first week I have not lost inches since I started this challenge. However, I'm not upset about it, as I 've lost over 44" since I started. Anyhow, going to work really hard this week. Gotta shift 2lbs pronto!!!

Total inch loss 0"
Total weight loss 0.0lbs
Total weight loss to date - 13lbs
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 (-0.0) 24.7
L Top Thigh (-0.0) 24.7
Hips widest (-0.0) 45.5
Hipbone (-0. 41.5
Waist (-0.0) 36
Below bust (-0.0) 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 (0.0) 12.5
Shoulders (-0.0) 40.8
Neck (-0.0) 13.6