Time for a new Challenge!

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the last Challenge.

barb712 was our winner so we begin again!

This is a challenge to lose 5 pounds at a time,
hence the name "5 Pounds Challenge."
Anyone can join at anytime.
Just copy the list and add your name at the bottom of the list.
You use the start-weight from the day when you join this challenge
You always start at 5.0 lbs to go
Update your weight as often as you like
Move yourself up in the ranks accordingly.
When someone loses 5 lbs we will start a new thread and begin again.
There can be more than one winner! Good Luck!

Let the game begin.

Rank......Name............START..........GOAL.........CURRENT........#s to go
1..........barb712.........226..............221............... 226..................5.0
1.....Momma Bear.......182..............177................182..................5.0

Rank......Name............START..........GOAL.........CURRENT........#s to go
1..........barb712.........226..............221...............226....... ...........5.0
1.....Momma Bear.......182..............177................182..................5.0
2......Novblue777............195.2...........190.2..........195.2....... .5.0

Rank......Name............START..........GOAL.........CURRENT........#s to go
1..........barb712.........226..............221...............226....... ...........5.0
1......Novblue777............195.2...........190.2..........195.2....... .5.0
2.....Momma Bear.......182..............177................183.................6.0


Going the wrong way!

Rank......Name............START..........GOAL.........CURRENT........#s to go
1......barb712.............226..............221............225.8........ .......4.8
1......Novblue777........195.2...........190.2..........195.2........... ....5.0
2... ..Momma Bear.......182.............177............183...................6.0

I'm so excited to see that 5 in front of the decimal point!

Rank......Name............START..........GOAL.........CURRENT........#s to go
1......barb712.............226..............221............225.8........ .......4.8
2......Novblue777........195.2...........190.2..........195.2........... ....5.0
2... ..Momma Bear.......182.............177............182...................5.0

And I am glad to be heading in the right direction!

Downward we go!

Rank......Name............START..........GOAL.........CURRENT........#s to go
1......barb712.............226..............221............225.8........ .......4.8
2......Novblue777........195.2...........190.2..........195.2........... ....5.0
2... ..Momma Bear.......182.............177............182...................5.0
2... ..nawchem...........190.0...........185.0..........190.0...............5 .0

Rank......Name............START..........GOAL.........CURRENT........#s to go
1.....Novblue777...........195.2........190.2..............193.6........ ............3.4
2....barb712.............226..............221............225.8.......... ...4.8
3... ..Momma Bear.......182.............177............182...................5.0
3... ..nawchem...........190.0...........185.0..........190.0...............5 .0

I finally broke through a little!!

Rank......Name............START..........GOAL.........CURRENT........#s to go
1.....barb712...............226.............221............224.2........ ......3.2
2.....Novblue777..........195.2...........190.2.........193.6........... ...3.4
3.....Momma Bear........182..............177...........182..................5.0
3.....nawchem.............190.0...........185.0.........190.0........... ...5.0

Me too - it's a great feeling to break through!

Good job, Barb!! :-)

You too, Novblue!

Rank......Name............START..........GOAL.........CURRENT........#s to go
1.....barb712...............226.............221............224.2........ ......3.2
2.....Novblue777..........195.2...........190.2.........193.6........... ...3.4
3.....nawchem.............190.0...........185.0.........188.5........... ...3.5
4.....Momma Bear........182..............177...........182..................5.0

All 4 of us made a little progress this week!!
Barb I love how you got excited about 225.8 from 226!

After 5 years of maintaining 54lb loss everything went wrong, foot, shoulder and back injuries. New dr that really has messed up my thyroid, developing asthma and going on steroids. I wasn't sure I could even lose, but I know I have to stop cheating! I restarted 5 weeks ago, I lost 6lbs but I was probably only lowcarbing half the time.

Thanks you all for inspiring me to stay cheat free 2 days in a row!

Keep going, nawchem! I'm sorry to hear about your health challenges, but hopefully they'll fade as you stick with your low carbing. Good food really is the best medicine. By the way, based on personal experience, try staying away from dairy for a while and see if you feel better respiratory-wise. Peanuts, eggs, shellfish may be aggravating it, too. Hopefully one day you can get to the bottom of it and drop the steroids.

About my excitement: I stayed stuck on 228 for what seemed like forever although it was only a couple of weeks. When the scale started dipping again, I was so happy! I had my sights set on 225, so when I saw that digit on the scale it was the best feeling. Just wait till I hit 199.8!

Barb I understand the joy of getting unstuck in your weight. Hopefully the diet can help a lot of people have said fasting helps them. I'm just not ready for that right now.