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

Remember, one week is TOO SHORT of a time to see if something is a staller. Think of how much is happening in a week--water retention, not having a bowel movement, a "heavy" dinner, dehydration, hormones, etc. There are so many factors that can influence the scale. My rule is 2 weeks.

I can do anything for 2 weeks.

I said that to myself when I started induction, and look where I am now. I say that to myself WHENEVER I'm scared about adding more carbs, or when I would move up a rung. Remember, this is FOR LIFE, and 2 weeks is miniscule. Do it for 2 weeks, and if it didn't work, now you know, and you can fix it. Give it time, be patient. I bet your body is getting used to this "new" food and will continue to drop those pounds.

And elsy, did you not SEE the pics of me in my bikini about a month ago? GEEZ! I'm not sure I'm ready to bare that voluptuous tummy I still have.

[ValidRouge]

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

Listen to Julie...she knows her stuff!!

I'm checkin in with you guys. TOM is here....so I'm bloated and crampy and zit faced. Now, isn't that *special*??

[elsy]

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

O.k. I'll stick to it for 2 weeks. I WILL LISTEN TO JULIE!

And no, I didn't see your pic in bikini. Where is it? I'm just saying that based on the pic you have here. Hey, but I've seen ladies at the beach in bikini twice your weight and they're so confident.......LOL

Not that I would do it!

[julirama723]

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

My bikini pic is lost somewhere in my journal, from about a month back. I'm posting new ones this weekend for comparison, so you'll only have to wait a couple of days and you'll get to see exactly what every bump and bulge looks like.

Cross your fingers for me for a great measurement day/weigh-in tomorrow!

[elsy]

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

You're so funny Julie. O.k., I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

BTW, what's the name of your journal?

[julirama723]

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

It's got the snarky name of Insert Clever Journal Name Here.

Everybody comes up with these touching and meaningful and alliterative journal titles...so I just went for the dry humor and figured people could call it what they wanted to.

[CDRAKE1234]

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

Hiya everybody....I'M BACK!!

Well, I'm done with Atkins Attack challange.
Results are......

37.5 inches in 6 weeks...
12.5 pound weight loss....

Current weight 177.5
3.5 to go til' 4th of July....

Have a great one~

[ValidRouge]

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

WOOHOO CDRAKE, that's great news! You're doing great.

[julirama723]

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

CDRAKE, that's fantastic! Congratulations!

Here are my stats for this week.

body part..............last week................this week
weight..................185....................... .184
chest....................39....................... ..38.5 (-.5)
thigh.....................24.5.................... ...24 (-.5)x2
knee.....................14.5..................... ..14 (-.5)x2
calf.......................15..................... ....14.75 (-.25)x2
arm.......................13...................... ...12.75 (-.25)x2

Total inches lost this week: 3.5

Total inches lost since beginning of challenge: 46.5

I'm a little disappointed I didn't see more of a change in pounds. I'll check again tomorrow. I usually have good luck with measurements on Friday, and good luck with pounds on Saturday.

[elsy]

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

CDRake and Julie, you guys both did awesome. Julie, like you've told me before, the meauring tape is our best friend right not the scale. And your friend gave you wondeful news. Great work!

And now to my news....

Lost 2 lbs this week and 2.5 inches…..Yepeee!!!
Lost 24.5 lbs since I restarted Atkins and 23.5 inches
Lost 44.5 lbs since I had my baby and 32 inches

Julie and Joy know I was really, really scared about moving to Rung 2 and right in the middle of the week I even doubted that my body was agreeing with it, but what do you know.............
It's Friday you all and it's a great day to be on Atkins.

[ValidRouge]

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

WOOHOO, yes elsy, it is!

Julie, those are still great results! Don't worry about the pounds, morph the shape of that body!!!

[elsy]

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

Thanks Joy.

Hey Julie, I noticed that you multiplied some inches by 2, which totally makes sense to me. I have never done that. I thought we only measure one side of the body and stick to it. Have I been doing this wrong all this time?

[Adena]

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

You guys are doing great! Sorry I've been so absent from this challenge. But, I am doing my measurements (sometimes) and still working towards my 16 pounds. 6 more pounds to go by July 4. Not sure if I'll make it with my recent track record (3 pounds in the last 6 weeks!), but am going to push myself to get there!

Elsy, you can multiply by 2 those parts you have 2 of. But, if you haven't been, it's okay. Feel free to start now -- or not. Whichever way you prefer. As long as you're consistent, either way is fine.

[Kntrylady]

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


I'm sorry everyone that I haven't been checking in. I started with this group at 249 lbs, then also joined the Atkins Attack challenge. That got me off the scale, and avoiding this group(afraid I'd cave in by getting on the scale). Now I've weighed in, finished the challenge, and I'm back with a 11 lb weight loss >> YIPEE !!! <<

Now I've joined the Stability Ball Excercise challenge, and I have 4 pounds to loose in the next 18 days.


>>>>> Here are the stats I submitted to the Atkins Attack challenge.

Weight loss was -8 lbs (1.33 lbs/week)
Total Inches lost, -13 inches

I really can't complain since I was only able to excercise for about 2 weeks before re-injuring my foot.

~5/01~~ ..........~5/15~ ………..5/22……….6/15

Weight 246 lbs........unknown………238 -8

neck 19.25" ..16 -3.25 …….…same………15.75 -.25

shldrs 50.75"..51.75.+1……….same………51 …...-.50

bust 50" .. ….same…………….same………49.5…-.50

ribcage 44.5"..same………...…same………44……-.50

abs 50"..47.5 -2.5 …46.5…….. –1 ………..47……+.50

waist 45"…….same …………same………46……+1

Hips 50"..49.5 -.5 …………….same……..same

thigh 28"..27.5-.5x2=1 ………..same……..same

knee 17.5"…...same ..17….-.5x2=1 ……….16.5…-.5x2=1

calf 16"……..same ………..…same………same

ankle 9.5"…..same ………..….same…..…same

arm 13"..12.5 -.5x2=1 ………..same……..same

forearm 11.25"..11-.25x2=.5…...same……same

wrist 7"……..same ………….…same……same

…total change….-8.75...-2 T-10.75……-2.25 total –13 inches

[ValidRouge]

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

Kntry--those are excellent results!! Congratulations. The stability ball challenge is a good one.