April Challenge Update.....

I know Carol Ann is unable to run the challenge board this month, due to the
challenges of motherhood. (And many of us KNOW what that entails!!) But I
thought it would be nice to share how we're all doing on the newsgroup at
least. So my numbers are below.

Hope you've all had a good month!

JD

262/218/140
Started 5th Jan, 2004
April Challenge 8lbs/so far 4lbs

"JCD" wrote in message
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JD

262/218/140
Started 5th Jan, 2004
April Challenge 8lbs/so far 4lbs


Slowed down a bit for me this month

Peter
300/260.4/250
Started 12 Jan, 2004
April Challenge 5lbs/so far 3lbs

April Start 350/311/200
April Goal 299, 12 lbs total.
So far I'm 302, 9! lbs down for April

I'm way ahead. I had expected my loss to gradually slow to 12 lbs for
the month and instead it has increased. I had two weeks of high
calories (food experiments with cabbage) and now that I've taken the
cabbage out my appetite & calories plunged(1572 cal average). I'm also
increasing carbs 10 grams in two week intervals. I'm in my 2nd week of
50 carbs. 5 grams every two weeks just felt too slow. I find two weeks
at each level is a better indicator of how I'm handling each level.

Some graphs tracking my loss so far... (i'm a numbers geek)
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/carblevels.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/trend.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/weight.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake9-16.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl6...matedTrend.gif


DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/302/Apr-299/200
Atkins since Jan 12, 2004
OWL-50 carbs/day (CCLL=?)

Very slow for me this month, I've lost one pound, and I'm not sure
about that one!

--
Lexin
(300/222/182) (5'7)
LC since 9 June 2003

Awesome progress. I like your GIFs.

"DigitalVinyl" wrote in message
...
April Start 350/311/200
April Goal 299, 12 lbs total.
So far I'm 302, 9! lbs down for April

I'm way ahead. I had expected my loss to gradually slow to 12 lbs for
the month and instead it has increased. I had two weeks of high
calories (food experiments with cabbage) and now that I've taken the
cabbage out my appetite & calories plunged(1572 cal average). I'm also
increasing carbs 10 grams in two week intervals. I'm in my 2nd week of
50 carbs. 5 grams every two weeks just felt too slow. I find two weeks
at each level is a better indicator of how I'm handling each level.

Some graphs tracking my loss so far... (i'm a numbers geek)
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/carblevels.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/trend.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/weight.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake9-16.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl6...matedTrend.gif


DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/302/Apr-299/200
Atkins since Jan 12, 2004
OWL-50 carbs/day (CCLL=?)

Very impressive graphs. Let us know when you find your CCLL. Thanks.
Pat

DigitalVinyl wrote in message . ..
April Start 350/311/200
April Goal 299, 12 lbs total.
So far I'm 302, 9! lbs down for April

I'm way ahead. I had expected my loss to gradually slow to 12 lbs for
the month and instead it has increased. I had two weeks of high
calories (food experiments with cabbage) and now that I've taken the
cabbage out my appetite & calories plunged(1572 cal average). I'm also
increasing carbs 10 grams in two week intervals. I'm in my 2nd week of
50 carbs. 5 grams every two weeks just felt too slow. I find two weeks
at each level is a better indicator of how I'm handling each level.

Some graphs tracking my loss so far... (i'm a numbers geek)
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/carblevels.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/trend.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/weight.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake9-16.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl6...matedTrend.gif


DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/302/Apr-299/200
Atkins since Jan 12, 2004
OWL-50 carbs/day (CCLL=?)

"Cubit" wrote:

Awesome progress.
As I have learned to expect, any large drop is followed by a weight
gain. Yesterday I gained two pounds. Obviously water weight since I
only ate 1950 calories. but I've been waiting for the bounce up.
Regardless of the calories eaten, the body definitely has a certain
rate of loss it is willing to endure before it fights back.

I like your GIFs.
I maintain all my data in Excel-they are all from there. It works for
me and I can play with the numbers to looks for interesting trends
much more than in another program. Although I've been tempted to use
fitday.


"DigitalVinyl" wrote in message
.. .
April Start 350/311/200
April Goal 299, 12 lbs total.
So far I'm 302, 9! lbs down for April

I'm way ahead. I had expected my loss to gradually slow to 12 lbs for
the month and instead it has increased. I had two weeks of high
calories (food experiments with cabbage) and now that I've taken the
cabbage out my appetite & calories plunged(1572 cal average). I'm also
increasing carbs 10 grams in two week intervals. I'm in my 2nd week of
50 carbs. 5 grams every two weeks just felt too slow. I find two weeks
at each level is a better indicator of how I'm handling each level.

Some graphs tracking my loss so far... (i'm a numbers geek)
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/carblevels.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/trend.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/weight.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake9-16.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake.gif
http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl6...matedTrend.gif


DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/302/Apr-299/200
Atkins since Jan 12, 2004
OWL-50 carbs/day (CCLL=?)


DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/302/Apr-299/200
Atkins since Jan 12, 2004
OWL-50 carbs/day (CCLL=?)

Although I've been on program my 2 weigh ins for April I've stayed the
same. I'm hoping for a loss when I weigh again Saturday.

DigitalVinyl wrote:
:: "Cubit" wrote:
::
::: Awesome progress.
:: As I have learned to expect, any large drop is followed by a weight
:: gain. Yesterday I gained two pounds. Obviously water weight since I
:: only ate 1950 calories. but I've been waiting for the bounce up.
:: Regardless of the calories eaten, the body definitely has a certain
:: rate of loss it is willing to endure before it fights back.

I think you're oversimplying this a bit. I too have noticed exactly what
you're speaking of. If fact, it typically happens everytime I drop in
weight. However, there are things that I know I can do to prevent the
bounce -- but I seldom want to do those things. For example, I could take a
really long bike ride, or exercise really hard and long, and I can avoid the
bounce. But why do those things simply for the sake of what the scale says?
They just stress the body, while the fluctuations in weight are normal. And
the fat is gone, so the differences in weight have to do with some kind of
retention, and I don't believe the body is fighting to maintain a scale
weight. After a while, the body finally locks in on a weight, but by this
time it is likely that you've already gone under it, you just don't see it
because of some kind of retention.

::
::: I like your GIFs.
:: I maintain all my data in Excel-they are all from there. It works for
:: me and I can play with the numbers to looks for interesting trends
:: much more than in another program. Although I've been tempted to use
:: fitday.
::
::
::: "DigitalVinyl" wrote in message
::: ...
:::: April Start 350/311/200
:::: April Goal 299, 12 lbs total.
:::: So far I'm 302, 9! lbs down for April
::::
:::: I'm way ahead. I had expected my loss to gradually slow to 12 lbs
:::: for the month and instead it has increased. I had two weeks of high
:::: calories (food experiments with cabbage) and now that I've taken
:::: the cabbage out my appetite & calories plunged(1572 cal average).
:::: I'm also increasing carbs 10 grams in two week intervals. I'm in
:::: my 2nd week of 50 carbs. 5 grams every two weeks just felt too
:::: slow. I find two weeks at each level is a better indicator of how
:::: I'm handling each level.
::::
:::: Some graphs tracking my loss so far... (i'm a numbers geek)
:::: http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/carblevels.gif
:::: http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/trend.gif
:::: http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/weight.gif
:::: http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake9-16.gif
:::: http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl66/intake.gif
:::: http://members.aol.com/digitalvinyl6...matedTrend.gif
::::
::::
:::: DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
:::: 350/302/Apr-299/200
:::: Atkins since Jan 12, 2004
:::: OWL-50 carbs/day (CCLL=?)
:::
::
:: DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
:: 350/302/Apr-299/200
:: Atkins since Jan 12, 2004
:: OWL-50 carbs/day (CCLL=?)

My starting weight, 267
Current weight, 224
Goal, 135

Start date - Jan. 17, 2004