5 lb Challenge # 229
 

Everyone is welcome to join!

Here's how it works:

Post your starting weight (sw) and your goal weight (gw).
Come back anytime to update with your current weight (cw).
The first person to reach their 5 pound goal is the winner!
That person then starts a new thread for the next 5 pound challenge!

WOO HOO Lets go get rid of those 5 lbs!! Show them the door!


SW 249.5
CW 249.5
GW 244.5 :D

Sw 179.0
Cw 179.0
Gw 174.0

wannaskipandlaugh :congrat: Way to go!!! AND you made it to the 240's!!:carrot::cheer2:

Ok let's get down to business..
SW: 266
CW: 266
GW: 261

Sue you did it! Way to go!!!

sw:253.0
ew:248.0

Yay, wannaskipandlaugh! You are a Rock star!

Sw 346.6
Gw 341.6

I'd like to join in :)

SW: 274
CW: 274
GW: 269 (260s! Yeah!)

Oh this was such a hard day... I got to read the posts at work and couldn't respond... But you all are so wonderful... I would never have had the patience to keep with it with out you! Thank you Only Belive, Pixikat and Mountainmama :) You are all so nice and wonderfull........

SOOOOOO who is gonna win next???? ME I am going to try my darndest.. But I bet its one of you end of next week if not sooner!!

It shall be me..:crazy:

Congratulations wannaskipandlaugh!

SW:153
CW:153
GW:148 .... Ohhhh, what will it be like to see the 140's again?? BRING 'EM ON!

LOVE it!!!

So glad I caught this challenge on the first day.

SW:151.4 lbs
CW:151.4 lbs
GW:146.4 lbs

I am with Crystal. I am really looking forward getting below 150 lbs which I was in June. I also do not know at what pace I can lose five pounds. My metabolism as become as sluggish my energy level.

That being said, GAME ON!

Yay Wannaskip&laugh! Congratulations!

SW 165.4
GW 160.4

SW 249.5
CW 249 (-.5) Oh getting started!!! :)
GW 244.5

SW: 266
CW: 265.4 (the numbers stalled on 265.6 a couple of seconds before going to 265.4 so it's one of those :) )
GW: 261

Down one pound today :)

SW: 274
CW: 273 (-1)
GW: 269 (260s! Yeah!)

:woohoo: ninae Congrats on the lb! The rest of us better work hard or you are going to leave us in the dust!

No change this morning- BOO! But I'm hoping for a Whoosh in the morning! Fingers crossed! :)

NSV. My clothes are fitting so much better- I don't dread getting dressed in the morning anymore:). Can't wait till I can go down a size! Must keep moving forward!:)

I WAS going to tell Only believe to watch herself it is gonna be me not her :P but than the dang scale went the wrong way! :(

sw:253.0
cw:254.0 (+1.0)
gw:248.0

Hopefully it is just a temp sodium jump and will flush out with some extra weight tomorrow, till then, BRING ON THE COFFEE AND WATER WITH LEMON! lol

It's probably just water weight Pnkrckpixikat and tomorrow you will probably see a drop.. and I'm also still saying I'm going to win. So you better not let me.:frypan::crazy:

Watch we will be so busy arguing which of is is gonna win, someone else will sneak by us and take it

:yikes: You think so? :rollpin: who dares to try and beat us?:mag: They gotta catch us first :bike:

Down .4 pounds since yesterday.

SW:151.4 lbs
CW:151.0 lbs
GW:146.4 lbs

It's moving in the right direction. Yeah!

Oh yeah before I forget Pnkrckpixikat, tell me about the lemon water, how much do you drink and is it fresh lemon or bottled? You also mentioned coffee.. you aren't putting the lemon in the coffee are you? :?: I read that cranwater (1 ounce 100% unsweetened cranberry juice to 7 oz water) flushes out water weight too. I drink that sometimes. Though it's quite sour and my face shows it when I drink it.:lol3:

Edited to add - Way to go Matisse, Keep it up!

AGGGHHHHH NO LEMON IN COFFEE!!! ewwwww:tired: never heard about the cranberry juice. For lemon water I have lemon juice in a bottle that I add in my diet cokes, I figured I would just add a couple tablespoons or something to a bottle of water. IDK if that is too little or enough or what, Sue mentioned lemon water a couple days ago so I figured why not lemon up my water to give my coffee method an additional boost. Maybe we should poke her and ask what a good ratio is? Or i suppose I could google if she doesn't answer. I'd rather trust her then complete unknowns yaknow?

ETA: maybe it is supposed to be the same ratio as the cranberry water?

hmmmm... what about pineapple/pineapple juice? it is supposed to help reduce swelling...

I do not want to contradict anyone, but an espresso with a lemon peel is a classic. The zesty oils marries well with the earthy flavours of the coffee beans. I would not have it everyday like that but it's a worthy variation. It's also very good if you decide to chill your espresso (no added milk or cream then).

http://www.wegotcoffee.com/wp-conten...4/DSC06193.jpg

We'll see what Sue says about lemon water. Cranwater is part of the fat flush diet though I've never tried that diet. I just read where someone here said cranwater flushes out toxins and can get rid of cellulite!! So I got a couple of bottles of the juice and I make cranwater sometimes. It can't hurt to try.
I have never heard of lemon in coffee, Matisse. I do like coffee and usually have a cup or two a day lately.

:s:

(Not that I would dare to presume... ;) )

:lol3:

hmmm lemon in coffee, interesting, i guess it makes sense... but i use milk so still no lemon coffee for my, it would make the milk curdle lol

cranwater gets rid of cellulite!!! I call BS since cellulite is just pockets of empty skin from what I understand lol but I have heard about the toxin thing, maybe Ill give it a try... I like lemon juice since it is practically 0 cals its like 5 cals for 1/2 cup or something crazy like that so since i use maybe a teaspoon a day i dont bother counting it

Yeah Ninae ! Down a lb... Oh Good!!!! I am thinking you are showing us how to do it! and Matisse Yeah for you too!!

pixikat and Only Believe... :LOL you 2 crack me up! Tho that coffee with the lemon peel sounds interesting.... I just squeeze a lemon (about a 5th of a lemon) in water and put alittle Pinky stuff in it (sorta sugar free lemonade)... Tho I was told (on a vacation in the Caribbean a few years ago not to use any kind of sweetner) but the lemon water does help shed water!!! I just forget about it sometimes (and I can't afford lemons right at this time and noone has a tree nearby for me to pilfer! lol) But it worked again for me!!! Down another 1/2 today Yah!

SW 249.5
CW 248.5 (-1)
GW 244.5

This is going to be an intense contest OH BABY.. Love the competition... makes me try harder!!!! :D

Way to go wannaskipandlaugh on the .5 loss!

SW: 266
CW: 265.4 Stayed the same as yesterday! :stress:
GW: 261

Ok this is getting serious.. I'm going to drink so much lemon water today I turn yellow! :flow2: :dizzy:

You all better keep ahead of me or you will be tripping over the pounds I'm about to drop.... this is me dropping pounds right and left LOL:sumo::lol:

edited to add.. I just got a cup of water and added the juice of a whole lemon.. google sour face and all those faces you see are the faces I'm making.. Oh dear heavens.

Congrats Sue!

SW 254.2
CW 254.2
GW 249.2

Sw 150.2
Gw 145.2
Cw 150.2

SHE SAID 1/5TH OF A LEMON!!! lol

I'm still above my start weigh but I made a U-turn and am heading the right way again

sw:253.0
cw:253.4 (+.4)
gw:248.0

Hey ladies- about the lemon water- I don't go a day without filling my water bottle with a few slices if lemon or lime and a couple slices of cucumber! It's delicious and makes water weight and bloating disappear! Even during the dread TOM! I just keep refilling my bottle throughout the day with water and it lasts me the day:)

Also- I'm addicted to coffee:) tempted to try a lemon in it--- could be disastrous:) lol

Sw 346.6
Cw 345.2 (-1.4)
Gw 341.6

I'm in the running! Look out! Haha

Oh is that what she said? :dizzy:well maybe I wanted to do it 4 times faster than y'all :lol:
Went out to lunch with hubby. I told myself I needed a good meal out to get going again.
I'd better go drink some lemon water.

hahahaha not sure upping the lemon ratio will speed it up, might as well eat the lemon straight if it does :P

Hello Mountain Mama,

Lemon will only be good in an espresso. Preferably one with crema (the beige froth on top of it. It means the grind and blend are just right.) Also, you need a citrus zester to take only the yellow part of the zest. This way, the white bitter part is out which you do not want since coffee is already bitter. This is also why you do not want lemon juice since coffee is already acidic. The oils, sweetness and tang of the yellow zest though add something to the cup.

It's a nice diversion after a fancy meal instead of dessert. Or for an afternoon energy boost while everyone else is having a cocktail.

OK, I confess to being a coffee geek. :o

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Down 0.6 lbs since I started.

Sw 151.4 lbs
Cw 150.8 lbs
Gw 146.4 lbs

Congrats to everyone who have seen the scale move. Everybody else, hang on! Do not get discouraged.