This is a cooperative (not competitive) thread to focus on losing those NEXT 5 pounds.

We all have goals of losing more than 5 pounds, of course, but the pounds come off just one at a time, and each one is a victory, and 5 of them strung together make for good momentum, without being overwhelming like most of our bigger goals can be.

Everyone is welcome at any time - the order of the names should be ALPHABETICAL, not ranking based on pounds left - because we all do this at different paces, and it's taken you years to get heavy, some of us will take weeks and months to lose five pounds.

As soon as you make the goal, just put in a new starting weight and get working on it again.

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And we can add our commentary, explanation, frustration & triumphs before or after updating the numbers. Update as often as you'd like - but I'm trying to really focus on getting MY next 5 pounds off, I plan to check in on this daily.

For those wanting to compete with others, not just themselves, the "Lose 5 Pound Challenge" is great (current one is here: http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...t=471692&page=3

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...461#post9089461
I resurrected this thread from the link above, originally started by ParisMomma

I hope you'll join me, I'll look silly being my own support group! Lol

Name ........Start Date ....Start Wt ..... Goal ....Current ...Left to Goal

FatFreeMe .....Feb 1 ..... 250.6........245.6........251..........5.0

Up a tad today

I hit my goal weight for one day in Dec. Then I bounced up 2lb and have gone up even more. I was trying to find maintenance calories, but now I'm 5-6lb over my goal weight and really want that to go away. This is going to take forever, as it took me forever to get down to goal to begin with. I was actually down to 150.2 and 150.6 last week, then it jumped up again. I want it to go to 150 and stay there.

Anyway. Let's do this. thup:



Name ........Start Date ....Start Wt ..... Goal ....Current ...Left to Goal

FatFreeMe .....Feb 1 ..... 250.6........245.6........251..........5.0
Jessdamess....Feb 1........156...........151...........156........5.0

Hey Jess thanks for joining me! You had a great year last year... I'm sure you can do this

Hey y'all,

great idea to revive this thread. I had it in my subscriptions and was thrilled, when it popped back up.

I'm in.

Does anybody know if Paris is still around?


... see you in a Minute

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Name ........Start Date ....Start Wt ..... Goal ....Current ...Left to Goal

FatFreeMe .....Feb 1 ..... 250.6........245.6........251..........5.0
JAnn......... ....Feb 1.......232.8........227.8........233.6.......5.0
Jessdamess....Feb 1........156...........151...........156........5.0

I am in again. The last year was not good and it wasn't for lack of trying. I tried getting off hydrocortisone which causes weight gain and that didn't work. Still trying to lose tho.

She hasn't checked in since 10/02/15.

JAnn, thanks for joining us! Gwabyn, join in anytime.

My losses have slowed down, I'm just not as vigilant as I should
be.. trying to just get back on track, proper like.

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Name ....... Start Date ....Start Wt ..... Goal ....Current ...Left to Goal

FatFreeMe ..... Feb 1 ...... 250.6........ 245.6........ 251.......... 5.0
Gwabyn (Aby) . Feb 2 ...... 211.5 ...... 206 .......... 211.5 ...... 5.0
JAnn......... .... Feb 1....... 232.8........ 227.8........ 233.6....... 5.0
Jessdamess..... Feb 1....... 156.......... 151........... 156.......... 5.0

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Name ....... Start Date ....Start Wt ..... Goal ....Current ...Left to Goal

FatFreeMe ..... Feb 1 ...... 250.6........ 245.6........ 251.......... 5.0
Gwabyn (Aby) . Feb 2 ...... 211.5 ...... 206 .......... 211.5 ...... 5.0
JAnn......... .... Feb 1....... 232.8........ 227.8........ 233.6....... 5.0
Jessdamess..... Feb 1....... 156.......... 151........... 156.......... 5.0
Mojolissa........Feb 2..........221.6........217...........221.6.........5.0

Count me in
I know Aby - I miss parismama too!

Name ....... Start Date ....Start Wt ..... Goal ....Current ...Left to Goal

FatFreeMe ..... Feb 1 ...... 250.6........ 245.6........ 248.8.........3.2
Gwabyn (Aby) . Feb 2 ...... 211.5 ...... 206 .......... 211.5 ...... 5.0
JAnn......... .... Feb 1....... 232.8........ 227.8........ 233.6....... 5.0
Jessdamess..... Feb 1....... 156.......... 151........... 156.......... 5.0
Mojolissa........Feb 2..........221.6........217...........221.6.........5.0

I saw 249 briefly on the scale last week... Maybe this time it will stick around!
Thanks so much for joining me ladies...

If anyone else wants to jump in, feel free to do so!
Add your name alphabetically and you're in!

Name ....... Start Date ....Start Wt ..... Goal ....Current ...Left to Goal

FatFreeMe ..... Feb 1 ...... 250.6........ 245.6........ 248.8.........3.2
Gwabyn (Aby) . Feb 2 ...... 211.5 ...... 206 .......... 211.5 ...... 5.0
JAnn......... .... Feb 1....... 232.8........ 227.8........ 233.6....... 5.0
Jessdamess..... Feb 1....... 156.......... 151........... 156.......... 5.0
Mojolissa........Feb 2..........221.6........217...........218.6.........1.6

Don't believe it yet.....

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Name ....... Start Date ....Start Wt ..... Goal ....Current ...Left to Goal

FatFreeMe ..... Feb 1 ...... 250.6........ 245.6........ 248.8.........3.2
Gwabyn (Aby) . Feb 2 ...... 211.5 ...... 206.5 ....... 210.5 ....... 4.0
JAnn......... .... Feb 1....... 232.8........ 227.8........ 233.6........ 5.0
Jessdamess..... Feb 1....... 156.......... 151........... 156........... 5.0
Mojolissa......... Feb 2....... 221.6....... 217........... 218.6........ 1.6

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Nice whoosh Mojolissa!!

Nothing new to report weight wise... But by the end of the day, you might be calling me grandma! I'm excited but concerned..
My daughter has gone to the hospital to be checked over, she thinks she's in labour, but she's three weeks early..