Your greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time ~Thomas A. Edison
GAME OVER.. new game weights as of today and game #7 began 6/19

FRIDAY JUNE 19th ~~Game #6 began Wed. June 10th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal..........# to go

Paulette..........215.8............218.0............210.8............... 7.2*
Chrissie...........171.5............168.8 ...........166.5...............2.3*
Kathy..............140.9............137.9............135.9.............. 2.0
Lisa................185.0............184.4............180.0............. ..4.4
Cricket............145.2 ...........141.8............130.0..............11.8*
Jodi................135.5............141.5............130.0............. .11.5
Sunny.............160.2............160.0............155.0............... .5.2*
Barb...............191.1............184.9............186.1......... ..-1.2*WInner
Himadri...........234.0............231.0............229.0............... 2.0*

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of June 19th
In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0.........06/19/15 ........141.8.........82.2

Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0........06/09/15..........140.9.........94.1
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8........06/09/15..........215.8.......116.0
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0........06/09/15..........185.0........53.0
Himadri.........12/26/14.........294.0........06/09/15..........234.0........60.0
Chrissie........01/05/15..........222.2........06/09/15..........171.5........50.7
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0.........06/09/15..........136.5.......16.5
Barb.............03/29/15.........212.0..........06/09/15.........191.1.......20.9
Sunny...........05/04/15.........168.8.........06/09/15..........160.0.........8.8

Looking forward to the new game!
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Your greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time ~Thomas A. Edison
GAME OVER.. new game weights as of today and game #7 began 6/19

FRIDAY JUNE 19th ~~Game #6 began Wed. June 10th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal..........# to go

Paulette..........215.8............218.0............210.8............... 7.2*
Chrissie...........171.5............168.8 ...........166.5...............2.3*
Kathy..............140.9............137.9............135.9.............. 2.0
Lisa................185.0............185.4............180.0............. ..5.4*
Cricket............145.2 ...........141.8............130.0...............11.8*
Jodi................135.5............141.5............130.0............. ..11.5
Sunny.............160.2............160.0............155.0............... .5.2*
Barb...............191.1............184.9............186.1.............. .-1.2*WInner
Himadri...........234.0............231.0............229.0............... .2.0*

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of June 19th
In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0.........06/19/15 ........141.8.........82.2

Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0........06/09/15..........140.9.........94.1
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8........06/09/15..........215.8.......116.0
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0........06/09/15..........185.0........53.0
Himadri.........12/26/14.........294.0........06/09/15..........234.0........60.0
Chrissie........01/05/15..........222.2........06/09/15..........171.5........50.7
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0.........06/09/15..........136.5.......16.5
Barb.............03/29/15.........212.0..........06/09/15.........191.1.......20.9
Sunny...........05/04/15.........168.8.........06/09/15..........160.0.........8.8


Great going Barb you won and went even under!!!!!! ........... I had a darn 1lb gain today that I was thinking would of came after losing for 4 days!!! ...... Tomorrow night I have a eating out that I could not say no to, but I want to keep losing and this bump now needs just no joking at all so I will keep myself very low or try to fast during the day and chose very wisely thinging of this great team!!!! during the dinner out!!!! .....I was at the seaside today beautiful day, but didn't drink enough, menu was ok bacon and eggs, 1 ounce cheese, olives, little bit of fresh coconut..... around 900 cals so hope I can start the game with a loss and then continue too!!!!..... It is sooo nice to see everyone doing so good let's keep up !!!!! ........Paulette that's cool!!! and I can tell about your english!!! I even have to look up some words I never heard every once and a while !! interesting learning new words !!!! ............ Cricket I am very sorry about the sickness of that horse, he is so lucky to be at your place!!!...... Everyone have a great weekend it is past midnight here !!!! Goodnight xo to all

the new game (#7) begins 6/20, right
in the past, the new game always started the day after the game-over day (with today's weights, of course!)

Your greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time ~Thomas A. Edison
GAME OVER.. new game weights as of today and game #7 began 6/19

FRIDAY JUNE 19th ~~Game #6 began Wed. June 10th

Name...........start wt............current.............goal..........# to go

Paulette..........215.8............218.0............210.8............... 7.2*
Chrissie...........171.5............168.8 ...........166.5...............2.3*
Kathy..............140.9............137.6............135.9.............. 1.7*
Lisa................185.0............185.4............180.0............. ..5.4*
Cricket............145.2 ...........141.8............130.0...............11.8*
Jodi................135.5............141.5............130.0............. ..11.5
Sunny.............160.2............160.0............155.0............... .5.2*
Barb...............191.1............184.9............186.1.............. .-1.2*WInner
Himadri...........234.0............231.0............229.0............... .2.0*

THE ACTIVE A-TEAM Members TOTALS as of June 19th
In the order of starting the Atkins' Plan date: We are the A-TEAM
NAME...........started...........at #.............AS OF..............at #.........lost

Cricket.........11/28/13.........224.0.........06/19/15 ........141.8.........82.2

Kathy...........12/02/13.........235.0........06/09/15..........140.9.........94.1
Paulette........02/02/14.........331.8........06/09/15..........215.8.......116.0
Lisa..............04/04/14.........238.0........06/09/15..........185.0........53.0
Himadri.........12/26/14.........294.0........06/09/15..........234.0........60.0
Chrissie........01/05/15..........222.2........06/09/15..........171.5........50.7
Jodi..............01/05/15.........153.0.........06/09/15..........136.5.......16.5
Barb.............03/29/15.........212.0..........06/09/15.........191.1.......20.9
Sunny...........05/04/15.........168.8.........06/09/15..........160.0.........8.8

PAULETTE, KATHY, SUNNY & HIMADRI.....congrats on all your losses!!
BARB.....congratulations!!!!!! i knew you could do it...with room to spare even!!
LISA & CRICKET.......i'm sorry for your gains, albeit temporary

and a new game starts tomorrow
good luck to us all

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CRICKET: As always, thanks for your words of wisdom! I'm hoping to continue with the losses, but I know that's not realistic. The pattern I've seen is good losses for 2-3 weeks and then I'll stall or have a slight gain. Just when I start to get discouraged or cave and eat something I shouldn't, I then start losing again. I never knew the scientific reason for it, but it all makes sense. Now that I know it's normal, a slight gain or stall will be easier to take. Also, I've seen that pattern with some of the other members of the team so I know it's not just me.

I'm almost in tears reading about your horses. I am such a softy for animals as they are so innocent, loving and have their own personalities. I am amazed sometimes at their intelligence! Not knowing a lot about horses, I never realized they lived as long as they do. That would make their loss even harder as they are with you for such a long period of your life. My thoughts will be with you and Jodi tomorrow and I will pray that Toby goes peacefully.

CHRISSIE: So glad you reached a weight that you haven't seen for 20 years. That's amazing! You've done really well in 6 months and I know you will keep losing.

PAULETTE: Good job on the loss. Cricket warned me about the "winner's curse" and I think you won the last game so the curse should be over for you and you should now be on the downward spiral again.

LISA: Sorry about the gain, but the good news is, you'll get that pound of quickly in the new game. I really didn't expect the loss I had this morning and I'm a little concerned about sustaining it, especially with the weekend coming. I never eat or drink the same on the weekend as I do when I'm working. Also, my husband can't sit home and we are usually running and eating out most of the weekend which makes it hard. However, I try to compensate by watching really close the others meals to really limit the amount of daily carbs.

KATHY and HIMADRI: You were both really close to winning. Great job on your losses this game. Kathy: I'm sure the stress and activities of the week had an affect on your losses. Good luck to you in the next game.

SUNNY: Congrats on the loss! Hope you can stay cool. Hot and humid in PA, but since we've had so much rain for the past month, I haven't even been outside much.

Well needless to say today was tough but now grandma is at peace and we just have to wait until we are reunited with her. I only slept 4 hours for tonights shift so we'll see how it goes. I even woke up before my alarm and got in 30 minutes on the elliptical before work so i'm feeling accomplished for the day but definitely glad it's over.

Barb a huge congratulations to you on your win and may you defy the "winners curse"

Lisa you've been doing this long enough to know what to eat out so all it comes down to is making the right choices or living with the consequences. You're doing so well and I am sending you wishes of strength

Paulette you go girl! Congrats on your loss and home you got in some outside time today.

Chrissie i'm so happy for your new milestone achievement. It's so great to see you getting smaller and smaller!

Cricket i'm so sorry for Toby. Chris and I remember him and send our thoughts and prayers to you , Jodi and Toby. Thank you so much for making his final days happy days.

Himadri you've got my vote for the next game. You were so close so now it's your turn.

Sunny my dear try not to melt away in that staggering Georgia heat..Although perhaps sweating out some "fat" might be helpful!

Jodi if you're working tonight I hope you have a pleasant shift.

down another 0.6 this morning! i know this trend won't last, but i will relish every second that it does
i'm not gonna post the chart though, 'cuz i know there will be a new thread for the new game.
BARB......where in pennsy are you? i am in northern nj. i don't live too far from milford, pa, and my sister and i take a yearly trip to lancaster
HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYBODY!!

Is there a new thread yet? I have not received a notification. CRICKET - are you OK?

Expected a gain or stall with what I lost yesterday and the fact that we ate out last night and instead of only eating one piece of chicken and taking the other one home, I ended up eating both pieces. We were on the bike and had the smaller one that didn't have that much storage room, so I think I justified eating it because I couldn't take it with me. (I probably could have crammed it in somewhere in the bike instead of in my stomach!)

Some how, I lost 1.1 lbs and weighed in at 183.8 this morning. Checked it a couple of times because I can't believe that I am still losing. However, I know it's going to come to an end here soon.

CHRISSIE: I am in north west PA in Groundhog country, Punxsutawney. My husband's mothers family is from here but he was born and raised in south Jersey (Bridgeton) which is close to Vineland and I've known him since we were children and he would come in to visit. I'm actually related to his mother's sister-in-law. Therefore, he was the first cousin of my first cousin. Honestly, we are not related and are marriage is legit!!!

Good luck today and I'll check in later. Since we are expecting heavy rains again today, we are off in the car to go shopping (1 /12 hours away) and of course will be eating out again today.

Since I am bored and have nothing to do today (raining), I thought I would make a collage of my weight loss photos from the last 16 months. I also included a side-by-side from me last June and today!

Congrats on the unexpected loss KOS!!!!!!