So far so good.  The stall I've been complaining about finally appears to
have broken.  I'm down to 212, from 216 a few days ago.  The 212 probably
won't stick right away, but it's good enough for me - that's the 25 lb.
milestone.

carla

AmyB
Still holding at 216, I probably won't move from here until after Aunt Flo
leaves,  but that's alright.

--
AmyB
LC since 12/01/03
238/216/165

Listed as John V.

Finally down another :  237 today ..... will be happy with 2 more to make
the five pound challenge; goal is five more.

I hope I can, because I sure started weak.  As of this morning, I'm down
one pound for the month of February.  

But a) down is the right direction, b) my glucose is excellent and c) Bob
Pastorio's post about mypetfat tells me that one pound of fat gone is a
wonderful thing.  

So I'm happy, even if I'm a little behind in my Challenge.  

Chakolate

Cubit
308/274.5/165

Thanks for the service.

Carol Ann,

I'm down today to 225 for a total of 4 lost so far this month.  I
don't know that I will make my goal which was 7 since my getting off
track on Valentines weekend slowed me down for a good bit, but on the
bright side I got beyond it and am moving along again. Going through a
lot of really hard things right now and fighting to not give up on
taking care of myself as I have done in the past; I feel so much
better eating this way and it's nice to see the scale move as a bonus.
I think being part of the challenge helped keep me from turning a
small meltdown into a traditional giant leap backwards, so thank you
for having it =)

May
LC since December 1/2003
251/225/155

"Not all who wander are lost"                                                                                                                    
   
                           -J.R.R. Tolkien

I'm only down 2 instead of the 6 I wanted to be. But at least I'm in the 140's (149)...I'm disappointed I've not done better this month, but maybe pretty soon things will start moving again.  This is the first time I've signed up for Challengers...other months I've lost closer to 10 lbs. Oh well. Keep going. I'm only about 14 from goal.

Curious (Becky P.)

331, 7 LBS down, 3 lbs to go

DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
350/331/200
Atkins since 1/12/2004

Hello Carol Ann.

I am down to 194 for a total of 7 pounds lost so far this month.  1 pound
past goal so far.

166.5 only 1lb to go in 9 days. If my TOM doesn't mess things up with the
short month I will make it. Carol Ann I think the challenge is going great.
During the last few days of the month I really kick it into gear if I am
getting close. It is good motivation.

Hola Carol Ann,

Today's update: back at 230... I just want to go under it, let's see if I can do that before March.

Have a great weekend.

Yazaira
Member since Oct 03
265/230/154
http://geocities.com/yazaira/dieta

Down to 293.04 but loosing really slowly this month :-(.

Thank you for your effort

Steffen

It is a good motivator - I know I at least need to lose 5 pounds each
month, and it feels good to achieve that goal.  The encouragement
really helps, because 5 pounds a month isn't nearly as fast as I
thought the weight would come off.  The fact that it's a realistic
goal for many of us make it a motivator, rather than a demotivator.
I'm down 1 more pound, which should put me at my goal.

Gretchen
190/177/140  since 12/27/03

No difference, but then I chose the standard 5lbs.  I'm down another
pound to 228 today.  It's painfully slow this month, I put it down to
being cold!

--
Lexin
(300/228/182) (5'7)
LC since 9 June 2003

Good afternoon!

Just wanted to give my results at this point.  Down to 206.  Not sure
how this happened as my mom passed away from her struggle with cancer
last Saturday night and I had spent 5 days in the hospital with her.
Any one of you who have tried to eat on plan during a crisis situation
and not being able to cook meals for yourself know what I am refering
to.  Anyway I am down to 206 and have one pound left to lose for the
monthly challenge.

Keep up the great work everyone!

Janet
262/206/165
August 2003

<snip>

I am pleased to report that as of Sunday I am still at 301,
which is a victory.

Also, my measurements are the lowest they've been so far.  I
have lost 3.5 inches off my bust, 8 inches off my waist, and
7 inches off my hips.  (I did a little figuring, and, if I were
perfectly round at my hips - so that I could use the
circumference of a circle formula without too many errors
creeping in - then my calculations show that at my hips I
am 2.25 inches smaller in diameter.   :)   Movie theatre
seats, here I come.

It's fun to set my own goal, but I count any loss in a month
to be a success.  It is nice, with the five pound challenge,
to realize that it is rare for people to lose more.  That's
a useful piece of information.

Thanks for your hard work, Carol Ann.  The Challenge in
either form helps a lot.

April.
Put out the cat.