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AnthonyA
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 Posted: 19 May 2012 04:11 am
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Hey guys, I'm in!

Height = 69"
Start Weight= 174 lbs
Goal = 160 lbs

Thanks!

Nancy_in_GA
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 Posted: 19 May 2012 01:09 pm
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122.8  :down_arrow: 0.4 )

JamesH
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 Posted: 19 May 2012 02:58 pm
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251.2  Slight increase, not completely unexpected.

Sassykat
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 Posted: 19 May 2012 03:28 pm
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My weigh in weight is an average I have taken from the past 7 days.

132.25 lbs

Fire Man Joe
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 Posted: 20 May 2012 04:21 pm
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Weight 216.

McChaos
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 Posted: 21 May 2012 08:48 am
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I will do this if it isn't too late... I've been dieting since the start of may anyways (april 29th is when I started). Not sure if you can retroactively count things but either way I would be happy to join :)

weight as of may 1st: 219
weight as of now (may 21st): 211.2
current weight loss level: 7.8 pounds
goal weight as of july 4th: 200 pounds
total weight loss: 19 pounds
current goal weight loss: 11.2 pounds
time: 7 weeks
pounds per week: 1.6
height: 5'10
bmi may 1st: 31.4
bmi may 21st: 30.3
goal bmi: 28.7

I don't know 200 seems really realistic for me but I might be overambitious

mchen01
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 Posted: 21 May 2012 05:57 pm
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167.7 :grin:

My current weight is actually 166.6, but I'm using my average cumulative weight instead.  So, even though I'm only showing a 0.6 lb drop from last week, I'm pretty happy with that number.

missfit
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 Posted: 22 May 2012 08:24 am
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167.5 lbs

LLcoolB
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 Posted: 23 May 2012 06:23 am
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185

I had a week of eating great and even managed to slip in a few walks. So far things have been moving well so I really can't complain. I know that 1-1.5 lbs. loss a week is really good, it's just that it takes so long to actually see any difference. I guess I'm just feeling a bit impatient to lose the baby weight and get back to the weight loss goals I was pursuing a year ago. I'll get there eventually I know.

Nir
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 Posted: 23 May 2012 08:59 am
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'Average Weight' continues to climb and I'm almost back to the starting weight for the challenge, in other words I think that intake can stay at 600g and I'll be making some weight-gain "progress" within the scope of this challenge.

CW 52.58 (115.8lb)
LW 52.41 (115.4lb)
SW 52.64 (115.9lb)
GW 54.48 (120.0lb)

dhutka
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 Posted: 23 May 2012 07:25 pm
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Looks like it is time to surrender my lead!

Weight: 157.0 (:up_arrow: 0.5)

I was bad this week, so I guess it is to be expected! Next week there will be loss!! :)

DisruptedMuse
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 Posted: 24 May 2012 04:30 pm
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231.9 :down_arrow:

zas
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 Posted: 25 May 2012 08:50 am
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198.6   

Nancy_in_GA
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 Posted: 26 May 2012 12:23 pm
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122.1  :down_arrow: 0.7 )

JamesH
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 Posted: 26 May 2012 09:35 pm
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250.2 

beachbodyjunkie
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 Posted: 27 May 2012 07:10 pm
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Posting a day early @ 194

Kpoet
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 Posted: 27 May 2012 07:40 pm
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Been spending most of my time at the lake with no internet so I haven't been able to weigh or post.

Gained a few over the last 2 weeks, need to get the carb cravings under control.

188 lbs

LLcoolB
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 Posted: 28 May 2012 03:24 pm
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183 lbs.

I'm not sure why I'm down 2 pounds this week but I'll happily take it. 2 more pounds I'll never see again!

Sassykat
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 Posted: 28 May 2012 04:05 pm
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Weight 132.0

Fire Man Joe
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 Posted: 28 May 2012 10:29 pm
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Weight 215.

mchen01
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 Posted: 29 May 2012 12:02 am
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167.5

missfit
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 Posted: 30 May 2012 12:03 am
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I will myself next week since I know i would be quite disappointed. Got to get these cravings under control. see you all  next week.

Nir
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 Posted: 30 May 2012 06:33 am
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Still at 600g (since May 5th) and don't want to change that number upwards. May consider adding healthy uncounted things for example yesterday added an entire uncounted avocado. My last buffet was May 10th i.e. 20 days ago

CW 52.48 (115.6lb)
LW 52.58 (115.8lb)
SW 52.64 (115.9lb)
GW 54.48 (120.0lb)



If I take a 6-month view it would appear I was "at goal weight" in late January and early February, but my eating pattern was unsatisfactory, the main priority I saw for myself at that point was to stop the daily volume-eating of a 3-4lb salad. I was also not tracking my intake and probably under-eating so I was not really maintaining my goal weight but just transitioning through it on the way down. The idea that I need to be at goal weight and doing things that keep me there (and as effort-free as possible!)

Last edited on 30 May 2012 06:41 am by Nir

Butterfly
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 Posted: 30 May 2012 01:51 pm
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137:sad::nono::crying: Stressing and eating....just hosted a party for 200 people.  Lots of food-tasting, lack of sleep, and just general mindless eating.  Back on track now...party is OVER!!:thumbsup::grin::thumbsup:  Time to get serious again!  Hoping some of the gain is water retention:wink:  'Til next Tuesday....

dhutka
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 Posted: 1 June 2012 01:33 am
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A day late... but weighed in at 156.0

Nancy_in_GA
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 Posted: 2 June 2012 01:12 pm
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123.0  :up_arrow: 0.9 )

JamesH
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 Posted: 3 June 2012 12:54 am
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247.2

mchen01
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 Posted: 4 June 2012 02:40 am
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166.5

:grin:

LLcoolB
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 Posted: 4 June 2012 04:12 pm
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181.2

Not a bad week despite having very little sleep. My four month old no longer sleeps through the night and the 1:00 and 5:00 feedings are killing me! I hope he's going through a growth spurt because he's very, very petite right now.

missfit
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 Posted: 5 June 2012 11:06 am
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167.5 lbs.

Butterfly
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 Posted: 6 June 2012 03:16 am
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Scale really going in the WRONG direction!  Plus, just threw out my back.:sad: 

Anyway... up 2.  :confused::nono::crying::sad:  Should be better next Tues., as I started a new fl4i cycle yesterday...... 

Nir
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 Posted: 6 June 2012 07:33 am
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Last buffet on May 31st (exactly 3 weeks after the last one and hoping to maintain this sort of gap between them). I ate slowly and mindfully for 3 hours, my post-meal weight was "only" 1.5kg (3lb) more than my pre-meal weight and I was not in pain or feeling stuffed after the meal which is highly unusual for me after a buffet of any kind, something of a first! In fact I counted "200 grams" for a final meal (normally I am "repenting" by not eating any more food that day)

Using the same two digital scales every morning helps to take out the mystery. One of them is consistent and the other has radically dropped the last 3 days but that's fine it is probably just working its way towards a "low battery" indicator.

As far as eating is concerned, I am not making any changes this week.

CW 52.44 (115.5lb)
LW 52.48 (115.6lb)
SW 52.64 (115.9lb)
GW 54.48 (120.0lb)

Sassykat
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 Posted: 7 June 2012 01:59 am
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Weight 131.8

Nancy_in_GA
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 Posted: 9 June 2012 01:30 pm
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123.6  :up_arrow: 0.6 )

JamesH
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 Posted: 9 June 2012 03:03 pm
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249.6

Fire Man Joe
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 Posted: 10 June 2012 01:01 pm
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215

missfit
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 Posted: 11 June 2012 10:51 am
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167.5 lbs.   I'm having a hard time getting motivated this challenge. I'm glad I'm stabilized but i need to get with it!!!

LLcoolB
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 Posted: 11 June 2012 05:23 pm
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180 lbs.

Well I started off this week very strong but the weekend was pretty horrible (Sunday brunch buffet, french deli, and farmer's market treats). June is our rainiest month in Calgary so I haven't been getting out as much with the kids. I've tried to put music on while I clean so I can at least shake my booty a little and feel like I've tried. I'm quite sleep deprived right now so I'm only devoting a sketchy 10 minutes to weight training each day (just body weight is enough right now.) I've been googling "thinspiration" to remind myself why I'm trying to lose weight.

zas
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 Posted: 12 June 2012 02:18 am
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oh boy !!! i have been thrown out !!! ........lol

didn't do so well.....


199


mchen01
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 Posted: 12 June 2012 05:03 pm
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165.7

Nir
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 Posted: 13 June 2012 10:22 am
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At the beginning of this challenge I predicted that this would be the 2-month period during which I'd finally experience weight gain. I froze intake at '600' and decided that further additions would be non-counted items (like avocado). Yet here we are past the halfway mark with unremarkable gains (and I do want to gain some muscle) so I think that as of today intake shall go up to 650. This against a backdrop of food inflation which means that raw peanuts and muesli are more scarce in my 1-person economy so this is now mainly an oats-based diet (by calories as well as by weight I am now eating more oats than vegetables, who would have thought).

CW 52.49 (115.6lb)
LW 52.44 (115.5lb)
SW 52.64 (115.9lb)
GW 54.48 (120.0lb)

JamesH
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 Posted: 16 June 2012 12:07 pm
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249.4

Nancy_in_GA
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 Posted: 16 June 2012 12:34 pm
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122.7   [:down_arrow: 0.9 (from last week)]

Sassykat
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 Posted: 17 June 2012 02:08 pm
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130.4 lbs

Yay!  I'm doing the happy dance!:grin:

mchen01
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 Posted: 17 June 2012 05:38 pm
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164.3

I'm doing the happy dance too! :grin:

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 Posted: 17 June 2012 06:06 pm
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I'm glad to see these challenges are still going. I'll join tomorrow after my official weigh-in. I've been back on a healthy lifestyle for almost 2 weeks now, so most of my excess water weight should be gone.

missfit
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 Posted: 18 June 2012 09:25 am
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167.4 lbs

LLcoolB
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 Posted: 18 June 2012 05:04 pm
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Yay! I made it to my challenge goal weight. I should even be able to beat it by a few pounds if I'm really good.

178.8

CrimsonAnimus
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 Posted: 18 June 2012 05:54 pm
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I'd like to join this challenge for the remainder. Here are my stats:

Height: 5'11"
Current Weight: 362
Goal Weight: 354

Yes, this is 4 pounds per week, which I know from previous challenges is doable for me considering my exercise level.

Good luck everyone!

Nir
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 Posted: 20 June 2012 04:15 am
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At '650g' since June 13th. The project took a week but I've replenished my raw peanuts stock yesterday (5 kilograms - found a 20p/100g source) which means a few more calories. Tomorrow is my every-3-weeks buffet experience. Weight has been very stable this week.

CW 52.49 (115.6lb)
LW 52.49 (115.6lb)
SW 52.64 (115.9lb)
GW 54.48 (120.0lb)


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