Lose 5 pounds challenge #41
 

Here how the story goes....first one to lose 5 pounds wins!!

But it's really about each of us chasing down those 5 pounds, and encouraging one another, sharing struggles and celebrating success (frankly it's more cooperative than competitive!)

sarahinparis won the last one, will you win this one?

SW : 181.4
CW : 181.4
GW : 176.4

(I was so freaked out to see a goal weight solidly in the 170s that I double-checked it with my calculator just to make sure!)

:bravo: Yaaahooooo Sarah.....:dance:

I'll get the next one! ;)

Another great day off with dh but it's time to really get to work, my pool exercise just isn't enough. Keeps the cheater pounds away but I'm digging in. We decided my goal is 160s on the first....with getting hydrated and water weigh from dehydration and alcohol it shouldn't be a big deal. I had a large piece of pizza yesterday too which didn't help things at all.

SW 176.5
GW 171.5

lOOk at you 2! Both of you in the 70's... giving Lulu a run for the money for the 60's really soon I bet! :D

:congrat: Sarah! and a big :woohoo: !!!

Okay..

SW 224.2

GW 219.2 (oh my beating heart! I CANNOT WAIT!)

Sue, I'm not in the 70s, still the 180s, but at least the lower half! It's the goal I had recaluclated, not the actual weight... and of course, that's up again today.

SW : 181.4
CW : 183.0 (+1.6)
GW : 176.4

181.4 May 26
183.0 May 27

Sarah.. I was bad and did not finish my thought.. (I was very tired).. I had meant to say at the end of this challenge you both would be in the 170;s :) My boo boo! LOL and that will still happen! :)

I am up too :(,.., salty food last night for dinner!

SW 224.2
5/27 225.00 (+.8 boooo)

GW 219.2 (oh my beating heart! I CANNOT WAIT!)

Sw 176.5

5/27....176.0

Gw 171.5

Congrats Sarah!!!!!! Awesome job!!


Ok, so I still haven't recovered from my weight gain from those dang evil bars lol

Went on vacation this weekend and ate everything on plan - BUT, now finding out that some of the dishes made we were lied to about the ingredients. That makes me very sad because I just wouldn't have eaten the stuff.

Cole slaw we were told made with reg mayo, splenda vinegar, salt and pepper, but instead low fat mayo and sugar. Chili had sugar in it we were told it did not - and then we made a booboo and used the wrong ketchup (grabed the regular bottle by mistake instead of our low carb one). As well as some other little snuck in sugars in dishes through low fat products or added sugar. Kinda disappointing because they all know how well we've been doing, feels a little wronged that they'd sabaotage us like that. I dont' think it was from a mean place, but disappointing none the less.

Hubby had a 6lb gain and I stayed the same (I was much more active, hiking, etc which I think is what kept me from reflecting a gain).

SW 334.2
CW 334.2
GW 329.2

5/27 334.2

:D Smith.. down a .5 already! :D

Ali.... Things happen!... Now to start on the 5 lbs off! Getting closer to Twoderland! :) Yeah Baby!!!

SW 224.2
5/27 225.00 (+.8 boooo)
5/28 224.0 (-.2 total) YAY!

GW 219.2 (oh my beating heart! I CANNOT WAIT!)

Thanks Sue - Yeah it'll come back off, I just hate it even came on and all from stupid stuff- but no point dwelling. It's just a couple pounds and I"m still working towards my goal!

SW 334.2
CW 332.4
GW 329.2

5/27 334.2
5/28 332.4

Sw 176.5

5/27....176.0
5/28....176.0....chips and fresh salsa and guacamole for dinner

Gw 171.5

agghhh, I'm at a desk all day for the next 3 days! I love the mobility of my job so this is going to kill me!

Way to go Sarah!!! :D

I am just going to encourage you guys on this one. I am sad to say that I jumped up a lot. Still trying to get my head in the game. But I have gotten up early each morning this week to walk a mile before work and then have been ding a mile at work. Will probably start walking in the afternoons again to get in my 3 miles. Of course that will probably mean no morning walk. LOL

But you all are doing great!!! Keep it up. :)

Congrats on winning the last one, Sarah.

Sue- my husband and I were watching for the great meteor shower last weekend, too! What a bummer! We even rented a cabin out of town so that we could see the stars better! Luckily we were able to meet with a lot of old friends and the weather was perfect.... Otherwise we would have been really bummed.

Smith- you are are doing so well. I think you said this is your second time doing Atkins....if you don't mind me asking, how long did it take you to lose the weight the first time around? I haven't been able to get motivated like I wasthe first time, but I don't seem to have quite the same results that I did the last time when I do stay on plan.

Ali- you are still doing great as well! Already down a total of 20 lbs.... That's great!

I have some very low carb processed chicken burgers. There is no added sugars..... But can any of you tell me some of the other bad ingredients I should
Look for when purchasing meat?

SW 173.2
GW 168.2

I am planning to stay on plan while my mother in law visits. I hope I can do it!

Ali.. you lost some of that gain already WOOHOO for that! That is wonderful!

MARA.. we miss you and I wish that you posted here... I know how you feel as I had had a hard time starting again once I gained that 9 lbs earlier this month... but coming here and posting really does help! Please come back we miss you!

Traveler...argh that darn meteor shower! Argh.. I am glad that you had fun tho with friends.. (Me too with my club members) I have more mosquito bites than I saw meteors LOL I did see 1 bright green fireball that most of South Florida saw around 1:50 am et or so. It looked like a Roman candle spitting as it moved across the sky - very bright! Thank goodness we have other meteor showers :) Do you have a telescope?

I had a NICE woosh last night and I knew it was coming as I was only .6 lbs over my morning weight when I went to bed and I am usually 2+ lbs over.. so I knew this morning wood be good.... Not eating much for dinner... well 7 times in the last 3 months I found that eating less at dinner time helps me lose more.. interesting....

SW 224.2
5/27 225.00 (+.8 boooo)
5/28 224.0 (-.2 total) YAY!
5/29 222.8 (-1.4 total)

GW 219.2 (oh my beating heart! I CANNOT WAIT!)

Sw 176.5

5/27....176.0
5/28....176.0....chips and fresh salsa and guacamole for dinner
5/29....176.0....again???

Gw 171.5

Nice loss Sue!!

traveler....the first time it was several months to lose 25 pounds, this time is slower but it's coming down. I do have atkins shakes and bars, the chocolate is a must!! I've ate pizza and cookies so I am not all that disciplined this time. I love my green berry smoothie in the AM. I know it's the best for my life and my heart so I keep plugging along. I do see definition in my arms and my belly bloat is gone. I see what I am doing is making a difference not only on the inside but outside as well

Sue & Traveler: Awesome one the meteor shower – sorry you couldn’t see it. I wanted to so bad and set my alarm to get up and watch --- but slept right on through it lol

You guys are doing great, congrats to all! Nice loss Sue!

SW 334.2
CW 331.4
GW 329.2

5/27 334.2
5/28 332.4
5/29 331.4

I totally missed the memo on the Meteor Shower. :( I love those things. Sorry you guys could not see it.

Traveler it is great that you at least got to hang out with your friends. :)

Sue I am still here. Just been crazy with trying to get back into exercise mode, scedule dr. visits about getting these fibroids removed, and such. But I am here for the long haul. I do need to post more. The weekends are hard for me. LOL But way to go on the loss!!! Woot! Woot! I see the Teens Decade in your near future. :D

Smith I love fresh salsa and guacamole!!! Amazing taste. :)

Ali you are doing good on the losses too! Keep it up!

Hey Mara.. that meteor shower was a DUD! booooo But better long term ones are coming.. (Persieds in August!) and I hope that your scale is showing you a better number today and that you can join us!

SW 224.2
5/27 225.00 (+.8 boooo)
5/28 224.0 (-.2 total) YAY!
5/29 222.8 (-1.4 total)
5/30 223.2 (-1.0 total) boooooooooo I am full of water tho for some reason - feet are swollen!

GW 219.2 (oh my beating heart! I CANNOT WAIT!)

Thanks Mara! Nice job Sue!


SW 334.2
CW 330.0
GW 329.2

5/27 334.2
5/28 332.4
5/29 331.4
5/28 330.0

OOOOOOOO ALI you are just about there - being our winner and you getting to a new decade! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Thanks Sue!! So far everytime I've gotten 1 lb away from the challenge then it starts going up!!! lol I sure hope that don't happen this time!

ALI It sure won't happen.... Just believe you see 329.0! in your mind and then "know" it and it will be there!... I sometimes walk around and keep telling myself.. wow.. I'm "no that I want" today.. I can't believe it.. this is awesome and then.. - it happens and shows up on the scale! MIND is over matter I do believe (and faith) ! :) I believe in YOU! :)

Happy Friday!! off to work - well at least the last day of the week whoo hah!

Well still the same on the scale, but hopefully once TOM is over it will cooperate. ;)

Sue I hope the swelling goes away. That is always an uncomfortable. I bet tomorrow will be a good show in the scale once the water whooshes.

Ali you have got this. :) You are going to win this challenge!

Sue- no telescope yet. This was our first meteor shower. We read that we were supposed to be able to see it without one. We were also thinking about August. Do you have a telescope? Any recommendations for new star watchers on a strict budget?

Ali- I agree...I think you got this one.

Smith- The green berry smoothie sounds interesting.

Mara- weekends are rough for me as well. We are having a lot of visitors this summer and I feel bad being on a diet when they get here. It seems like it is a little vacation for all of them and it should come with ice cream and fun treats.

SW 173.2
CW 170.6
GW 168.2


5/28 173.2
5/29 173.2
5/30 170.6

Mara... I hope the doctor can also take care of the problem too.... and with TOM comes the WOOSH! :)

Traveler... No scope needed for the meteor shower.. I just like taking it out to see the Globular Clusters (M3 & M5) and then Scorpio and Sagitarius came up and they have alot of Globular Star clusters.. I melted when I saw Omega Centauri ahhhhh you can see that in the very low southern sky around 1:00 am or so for a month... Go straight down from the star Spica and there it is! Telescopes.. shoot.. we have a member giving away a Celestron 8 inch.. giving it away!.. but if you could find yourself a nice Reflector - Dobsonian type.(Orion co. good place to look!). you could get a 8 inch scope for around $400 then need to buy just 2 eye pieces... oh what wonders you can see!

Starting FAT FAST today! OOO Mondays weight might just be a YEHAW!!

SW 224.2
5/27 225.00 (+.8 boooo)
5/28 224.0 (-.2 total) YAY!
5/29 222.8 (-1.4 total)
5/30 223.2 (-1.0 total) boooooooooo I am full of water tho for some reason - feet are swollen!
5/31 222.4 (-1.8 total) Happy as I am just .6 away from my lowest.. but I will blow by that!

GW 219.2 (oh my beating heart! I CANNOT WAIT!)

Sw 173.2
Cw 169.6
Gw 168.2


5/28 173.2
5/29 173.2
5/30 170.6
5/31 169.6

I'm new to this site. How do you get in on a challenge?

Kat Can.... Welcome and very glad you are joining us!

To start.. just post your starting weight and then your goal weight would be 5 lbs less. Weigh as often as you wish. I weigh daily, but some weigh weekly. It is totally up to you.. BUTTTTTTTTTTTT ------ The first person to lose 5 lbs WINS this challenge and gets to start the next one and gets their name on the thread header as the winner! SO Come on in and post away and lose lose lose (weight that is.. not the challenge!) :lol:

Woot Woot!!!

SW 334.2
CW 329.0
GW 329.2

5/27 334.2
5/28 332.4
5/29 331.4
5/28 330.0
5/29 329.0