Sounds. Good to me - I'm in on any new challenge :D

Originally Posted by Serenity100:
I'm definitely in for the Memorial Day challenge, and then July 4th after that:D I think we should all measure ourselves on Easter Sunday, and then refer back to that to see if we lose inches too. This way, if the scale doesn't budge we will see have tangible proof that it is working.

Have a great Saturday.

Good point mentioning the inches... I'll definitely will take my measurements as well..

Another 2 lbs gone, whoosh:carrot: I made my Easter Challenge goal, and now I am starting my Memorial Day Challenge/personal challenge of getting to a loss of 10%. I need 8 lbs for the 10%.

I am adding the blueberries this week. I have to read up a little more as to start OWL. I don't want to screw up and then get myself all disgusted.

I tried the cauliflower crust pizza. . .not bad for the first attempt. I have to play around with how to make the crust more crispy.

My goals for this week, is to stay OP, exercise 5/7, and try another new recipe.

Keep on doing it!

Weigh in day and finally 6 pounds gone!

congrats serenity and minoja woohoo.. you both have done great!!!

I'm not going to weigh myself until Wednesday morning once TOM is completely gone..

you both are motivation for me and anyone else who is losing weigh ..

I'm doing the carrot dance for you guys both :carrot:

Originally Posted by minoja75:
Weigh in day and finally 6 pounds gone!

:bravo: Yippee! Fantastic news.

Globe, you are motivation for me too! Don't forget you have much less to lose than me. So going by percentage wise, if you lose 1 pound, that is great for your size. You are doing great!:)

Originally Posted by globetrotter74:
congrats serenity and minoja woohoo.. you both have done great!!!

I'm not going to weigh myself until Wednesday morning once TOM is completely gone..

you both are motivation for me and anyone else who is losing weigh ..

I'm doing the carrot dance for you guys both :carrot:

Originally Posted by Serenity100:
Globe, you are motivation for me too! Don't forget you have much less to lose than me. So going by percentage wise, if you lose 1 pound, that is great for your size. You are doing great!:)

Aww thanks Serenity.. I never really see myself as motivating others,, but I definitely look at you guys see how you are losing and it makes me that much more determined..

I am closing in on my goal and I'm going to get there.. My goal is to be there by Memorial Day weekend which gives me 2 months to lose 19 pounds and I can do it.

I need to take my measurements as well on Wednesday morning when I weigh in..

Hello everyone.. well I weighed in this morning and I'm 2 pounds heavier :( but I've lost quite a few inches :D I'm not sure if I'm convinced of the weight gain as I just came off TOM and I remember from last month it took my body 5 days after to adjust to the weight loss and I actually had lost around 3 pounds.. So I'm going to keep on going and weigh again next week and hopefully the scale will have moved down. But definitely happy with the inches. I tried on some skinny jeans and I can get them up and fasten them..

My next goal is by the end of the month to lose between 8 - 10 pounds and by Memorial Day to be at my goal weight.. I can do this and I see the finish line right in front of me..

Have a good day..

Hey guys, I haven't really been checking in here, I have checked in a few times in the last couple of weeks on the other Easter challenge board under other reduced carb diets so I haven't been completely off the radar. I was offp for a couple of weeks but am working my way back on. I'm currently at 216.4 so only 4 pounds away from my goal and while I highly doubt I will lose 4 pounds in 4 days I still have lost 11 pounds overall which is awesome.
Congrats Minoja and Serenity for your losses :)
Part of my efforts to go back OP is I started taking a metabolism pill, I've been taking it for about a week and I feel more energized but it could also be going back on Atkins, and I have lost 3 pounds. I will keep you guys updated on how the pills go. They are called Life Extension 7-Keto DHEA Metabolite if anybody else is interested. One thing I've noticed is they seem to make me hungrier but I don't have any crazy high energy side effects like other diet/metabolism pills I've taken in the past (like heart racing, dry mouth things like that).

Hang in there globetrotter, I just came off TOM as well and the scale is not so nice to me either. I'm sure you will meet your end of the month goal!

Thank you airomatic and congrats for getting back OP...that is the key.

Originally Posted by minoja75:
Hang in there globetrotter, I just came off TOM as well and the scale is not so nice to me either. I'm sure you will meet your end of the month goal!

Thank you airomatic and congrats for getting back OP...that is the key.

I'm hanging in here and thanks minoja.. I remember last month it was after 5 days when TOM left that the scale finally moved.. I'm still going to keep on doing what I'm doing.. but this may sound strange but I feel lighter..so losing the inches definitely was a morale booster..

I hate TOM LOL :D

Don't get discouraged Globe. You got your skinny jeans up and fastened:carrot:, what else matters.:D I'm sure you will see a woosh real soon. Keep on drinking the water.

Originally Posted by globetrotter74:
Hello everyone.. well I weighed in this morning and I'm 2 pounds heavier :( but I've lost quite a few inches :D I'm not sure if I'm convinced of the weight gain as I just came off TOM and I remember from last month it took my body 5 days after to adjust to the weight loss and I actually had lost around 3 pounds.. So I'm going to keep on going and weigh again next week and hopefully the scale will have moved down. But definitely happy with the inches. I tried on some skinny jeans and I can get them up and fasten them..

My next goal is by the end of the month to lose between 8 - 10 pounds and by Memorial Day to be at my goal weight.. I can do this and I see the finish line right in front of me..

Have a good day..

Thanks Serenity and I will keep on drinking water.. I keep telling myself that remember last month your weight did the exact same thing around TOM and after TOM.. but it did feel good to get those skinny jeans on :)

weighed myself again this morning and still the same 2 pound gain. I weighed yesterday afternoon and evening and still the same after drinking tons of water.. it just tells me that my body hasn't adjusted yet to after TOM.. I'm going to keep on going I don't have far to reach my goal and my April goal by the end of the month is 8 - 10 pounds.. I can do this..