**!!**Labor Day HOTTIE Challenge **!!**

**Lola** · 07-05-2008, 05:42 PM

Please post your statistics like this:

Challenge start weight: 315

Challenge goal: 284

Overall Starting weight: 380

Thanks

skeopple · 07-05-2008, 07:32 PM

Thanks for doing all of this Lola!

Challenge Starting Weight: 302

Challenge Goal Weight: 280 big shot!

Overall Starting Weight: 336

alaskanlaughter · 07-05-2008, 11:46 PM

id like to try a challenge...i dont usually do these things...how do i do it? and i dont understand the weight posting thing LOL

my highest recent weight was 247 in april 2006....highest weight EVER was 270 in november 1997

i started LC/calorie counting in april 2008 and lost 15 pounds as of july 2008 for a weight of 202 right now...my goal for labor day is to finally FINALLY make it to 198, the lowest weight i've ever seen on myself as an adult and ive tried soooo hard to get there and just havent made it yet

does any of this qualify for the challenge?

jenniell · 07-06-2008, 06:35 AM

challenge start 260

challenge goal 250

starting weight 310

nikkiluvslowcarb · 07-06-2008, 06:46 AM

Challenge starting weight: 266.6

Challenge goal weight: 235

Over all starting weight: 310

Hot Tamale · 07-06-2008, 01:36 PM

Thanks for starting this. I will weigh in tomorrow and tell you my goal, too.
I really need a kick in the pants!

berighteous · 07-06-2008, 06:57 PM

When's labor day again?

Feelinbeefy · 07-07-2008, 09:52 AM

I do believe labor day is Sept 1st.

kougra1984 · 07-07-2008, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alaskanlaughter

id like to try a challenge...i dont usually do these things...how do i do it? and i dont understand the weight posting thing LOL

my highest recent weight was 247 in april 2006....highest weight EVER was 270 in november 1997

i started LC/calorie counting in april 2008 and lost 15 pounds as of july 2008 for a weight of 202 right now...my goal for labor day is to finally FINALLY make it to 198, the lowest weight i've ever seen on myself as an adult and ive tried soooo hard to get there and just havent made it yet

does any of this qualify for the challenge?

It qualifies, LOL

Starting weight: 380

Current weight: 325

Challenge Goal weight: 310

**Lola** · 07-08-2008, 06:45 AM

Hey alaskan laughter....sorry I didn't answer you in the other thread, I must have overlooked your post.

Basically all we do in those challenges is list our starting weight for the challenge, our overall starting weight, and our goal weight for the challenge.

and then every week by monday, we list what we weigh that week.

And then I will post a chart showing our losses and progress towards our goals.

**Lola** · 07-08-2008, 06:46 AM

Hi Hotties,

How's it going for everyone? I hope we can get this thread really active like it used to be.

It's going fine for me. This week I am taking the train and walking because my car broke down. It really sucks (but the extra exercise is GREAT). But hopefully I will have my car back by Thursday morning.

I really need to buy a new car but I am flat busted for now...still working on hopefully getting a teaching job before the school year starts so wish me luck.

pescacat · 07-08-2008, 09:36 AM

Hi-
Lola sorry to hear about your car-WTG on the exercise!

Here are my stats:

Challenge starting weight: 290

Challenge goal: 269

Overall starting weight: 351

Two important milestones I'm trying to reach this challenge are that when I get below 276.2 I will have lost 100 pounds from my highest weight (back in March 2007) and 269 will be the lowest I have weighed in over 10 years (and I used to get stuck at 270 so that would be a breakthrough from a past stall/plateau weight). I have an overall goal to lose 60 pounds by Dec 22nd (that would put me at 230).

I did get some good news the other day. Got some lab work back and my liver enzymes are back in the normal range-perhaps this may indicate that I no longer have a fatty liver?

Here's wishing everyone much success this challenge!! Thanks again Lola for handling the chart.

--Laura

tybeeanna · 07-10-2008, 08:20 AM

I would like to join you all .Have had a very stressful weekend and first part of this week. and I am up 1lb.

So I need all the help I can get..

Challenge start weight: 268

Challenge goal: 245

Overall Starting weight:280

Feelinbeefy · 07-11-2008, 08:21 AM

How is everyone doing in here? Making good lowcarb choices?

skeopple · 07-11-2008, 08:28 AM

I am be having with the food. Need more movement.

Low carb for life.

alaskanlaughter · 07-11-2008, 08:41 PM

ive been doing surprisingly well on making good calorie choices the last two days...its been SO hard lately, lots of stress in my life etc...but i did good two days in a row

skeopple · 07-11-2008, 08:59 PM

alaskanlaughter-way to go! Keep it up; one day at a time.
Wishing I could take away the pain in your hip. Pain is a nasty thing and can change our feelings and the way we cope with things, can't it?! Take care of you.

Feelinbeefy · 07-12-2008, 07:20 AM

What's everyone eating today?

Breakfast: Oatmeal and an apple and bacon
Lunch: Grilled steak and veggies
Dinner: Possibly more grilled steak...I have some low carb tortillas so maybe some fajitas

alaskanlaughter · 07-12-2008, 11:01 AM

i dont know whats on the menu today...im really very bad at planning ahead LOL even in terms of social events...im working more on conscious eating lately and have been pretty successful the last few days

only eating when im hungry...even if that means hubby and i get lunch together and i dont actually get anything because im not hungry...its weird but im finding ways to make it work...toddler is "paying bills" in his high chair with an envelope and my old carbon copy checks LOL cuz that's what he saw mom doing this morning...its very cute LOL

nikkiluvslowcarb · 07-12-2008, 02:05 PM

Today's menu for me is
B- chesse stick ( I know not much but I had to grab something fast on the way out the door )

L- cheeseburger without the bun

D- dinner will be whatever I deside to make out of the ground beef and a salad

Alaska- That is so cute that your baby is paying bills

Feelinbeefy · 07-12-2008, 02:24 PM

Alaskan- it's a good thing to only eat when you are hungry. I took me a while to realize that I was eating when I wasn't hungry and then eating way past when I was full. I tend to know what is on my menu because I am the one who has to cook everything for everyone around here

Hot Tamale · 07-12-2008, 02:37 PM

Nice to see you, Feelin. You are a person who really inspires me. One day (in the not too distant future...) I'd love to have your stats as my own!

nikkiluvslowcarb · 07-12-2008, 04:45 PM

I went to my friends house today and she has a Wii Fit. I tried it and LOVED it

! I want one but I don't even have a Wii

. I have to save the money to get one.

pescacat · 07-13-2008, 06:51 AM

I'm here and I'll weigh in tomorrow morning. Hope everyone is having a good day! I hope the scale is kind to me in the morning. I thought I had eaten ok yesterday but apparently my body doesn't agree... *L* maybe I'll see some better numbers in the morning. I am trying to get back into the 280's and keep the scale moving down instead of bouncing back up into the 290's and then staying there day after day.

Time to cook some eggs and make more salads!

--Laura

nikkiluvslowcarb · 07-13-2008, 07:58 AM

Laura I'm sure you will see the 280's very soon. Tomorrow is my weigh in day as well. Today I added strawberries for the first time. Dr. A says that 1/2 a cup is 5 carbs. I'm hoping they wont slow down my weight loss too much.

My menu for today is

B- 2 slices of bacon, 1 egg and 1/2 cup strawberries

L- chicken with ranch and greenbeans

D- taco meat and salad

S- cheese stick

Feelinbeefy · 07-14-2008, 08:31 AM

Hot Tamale: Hiya

Long time no see! You are right behind me...next year this time you will be with me

Good Morning Ladies!
Just thought I would pop in to drop off a menu
Breakfast: low carb turkey wrap
Lunch: Ribs and coleslaw
Dinner: grilled chicken and faux cauliflower fried rice

I am rehabbing a bike at the moment, I think I might drop a lb or 5 just from being out in this heat yikes!

Hot Tamale · 07-14-2008, 11:39 AM

I am very upset with myself and the weight I've gained...but I am here to admit my mistakes and to try, try again and this time I WILL SUCCEED! I feel like TOTAL crap right now - induction flu, I guess... So far today I've had:
B: 2 or 3 eggs (I made a bunch for three of us...), scrambled with a few TBS cream, 5 slices turkey bacon, water
S: 2 hard-boiled eggs
L: large hamburger patty with a little mayo, mustard, and steak sauce, WATER
S: 2 cups coffee with splenda and cream (as little of both as I can handle!), water and excedrin
D: hamburger patty with salad (lettuce, cucumber, and green pepper) w/ ranch dressing, WATER
WATER, WATER, WATER

As far as the challenge: Overall starting was 375, current starting is 330, goal for Labor Day is 289 (Hey, a girl can dream...plus, I plan to REALLY do this!!!!!!!!!)

lcbeck · 07-14-2008, 02:26 PM

Challenge start weight: 225

Challenge goal: 205

Overall Starting weight: 340

Feelinbeefy · 07-15-2008, 08:59 AM

Hot- of course you will succeed

Icbeck- Welcome

Good Morning Everyone!
Just stopping in to drop off another menu. I know sometimes the food choices can be boring but if I remember to shake it up I can generally rotate it around.
Breakfast: Oatmeal and an apple
Lunch: Turkey on rye (don't even have to use more than one piece of bread, they are so big that I can just cut one piece in half.)
Dinner: Thinking about making some grilled fish and shrimp and veggies

07-05-2008, 05:42 PM	#1
Lola Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 592 Gallery: Lola Stats: 380-313-160 (#67 gone) WOE: F-Factor	!!Labor Day HOTTIE Challenge !! Please post your statistics like this: Challenge start weight: 315 Challenge goal: 284 Overall Starting weight: 380 Thanks

07-05-2008, 11:46 PM	#3
alaskanlaughter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alaska Posts: 724 Gallery: alaskanlaughter Stats: 247/198/150 WOE: moderate carbs Start Date: 6/06	id like to try a challenge...i dont usually do these things...how do i do it? and i dont understand the weight posting thing LOL my highest recent weight was 247 in april 2006....highest weight EVER was 270 in november 1997 i started LC/calorie counting in april 2008 and lost 15 pounds as of july 2008 for a weight of 202 right now...my goal for labor day is to finally FINALLY make it to 198, the lowest weight i've ever seen on myself as an adult and ive tried soooo hard to get there and just havent made it yet does any of this qualify for the challenge? __________________ www.reincarnationforum.com 18 pounds lost/48 more to goal!

07-10-2008, 08:20 AM	#13
tybeeanna Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So of Rockford Il Posts: 313 Gallery: tybeeanna Stats: 280/248/1 lb less Start Date: 06/ 08	I would like to join you all .Have had a very stressful weekend and first part of this week. and I am up 1lb. So I need all the help I can get.. Challenge start weight: 268 Challenge goal: 245 Overall Starting weight:280 Last edited by tybeeanna : 07-10-2008 at 08:24 AM. Reason: typo

07-14-2008, 08:31 AM	#26
Feelinbeefy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,036 Gallery: Feelinbeefy Stats: start:377 Currently:188 Goal:175	Hot Tamale: Hiya Long time no see! You are right behind me...next year this time you will be with me Good Morning Ladies! Just thought I would pop in to drop off a menu Breakfast: low carb turkey wrap Lunch: Ribs and coleslaw Dinner: grilled chicken and faux cauliflower fried rice I am rehabbing a bike at the moment, I think I might drop a lb or 5 just from being out in this heat yikes! Last edited by Feelinbeefy : 07-14-2008 at 08:32 AM. Reason: because I have the attention span of an alpaca on crack

07-14-2008, 11:39 AM	#27
Hot Tamale Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,346 Gallery: Hot Tamale Stats: 375/314.7/175 WOE: LowCarb Start Date: every 24 hours...	I am very upset with myself and the weight I've gained...but I am here to admit my mistakes and to try, try again and this time I WILL SUCCEED! I feel like TOTAL crap right now - induction flu, I guess... So far today I've had: B: 2 or 3 eggs (I made a bunch for three of us...), scrambled with a few TBS cream, 5 slices turkey bacon, water S: 2 hard-boiled eggs L: large hamburger patty with a little mayo, mustard, and steak sauce, WATER S: 2 cups coffee with splenda and cream (as little of both as I can handle!), water and excedrin D: hamburger patty with salad (lettuce, cucumber, and green pepper) w/ ranch dressing, WATER WATER, WATER, WATER As far as the challenge: Overall starting was 375, current starting is 330, goal for Labor Day is 289 (Hey, a girl can dream...plus, I plan to REALLY do this!!!!!!!!!) __________________ If it was easy everybody would be doing it." --Me! “All that we are is the result of what we have thought...What we think we become.” Buddha "Things do not change, we do." -Thoreau "If you have time to plan a cheat then plan how NOT to cheat!" --Me!

07-05-2008, 07:32 PM	#2
skeopple Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern Wisconsin Posts: 214 Gallery: skeopple Stats: 336/???/159 WOE: Atkins forever Start Date: 1/14/08	Thanks for doing all of this Lola! Challenge Starting Weight: 302 Challenge Goal Weight: 280 big shot! Overall Starting Weight: 336

07-06-2008, 06:35 AM	#4
jenniell Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 714 Gallery: jenniell Stats: 310(size 28)/260(size20)/200 5/11" Lost 16%! WOE: stop eating food with a shovel Start Date: January 2008	challenge start 260 challenge goal 250 starting weight 310

07-06-2008, 06:46 AM	#5
nikkiluvslowcarb Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SW Oklahoma Posts: 149 Gallery: nikkiluvslowcarb Stats: (310) 305/262.4/165 WOE: Adkins Start Date: April 12, 2006	Challenge starting weight: 266.6 Challenge goal weight: 235 Over all starting weight: 310

07-06-2008, 01:36 PM	#6
Hot Tamale Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,346 Gallery: Hot Tamale Stats: 375/314.7/175 WOE: LowCarb Start Date: every 24 hours...	Thanks for starting this. I will weigh in tomorrow and tell you my goal, too. I really need a kick in the pants!

07-06-2008, 06:57 PM	#7
berighteous Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Grand Junction, Co Posts: 382 Gallery: berighteous Stats: 320/277/200 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2, 2008	When's labor day again?

07-07-2008, 09:52 AM	#8
Feelinbeefy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,036 Gallery: Feelinbeefy Stats: start:377 Currently:188 Goal:175	I do believe labor day is Sept 1st.

07-08-2008, 06:45 AM	#10
Lola Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 592 Gallery: Lola Stats: 380-313-160 (#67 gone) WOE: F-Factor	Hey alaskan laughter....sorry I didn't answer you in the other thread, I must have overlooked your post. Basically all we do in those challenges is list our starting weight for the challenge, our overall starting weight, and our goal weight for the challenge. and then every week by monday, we list what we weigh that week. And then I will post a chart showing our losses and progress towards our goals.

07-08-2008, 06:46 AM	#11
Lola Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 592 Gallery: Lola Stats: 380-313-160 (#67 gone) WOE: F-Factor	Hi Hotties, How's it going for everyone? I hope we can get this thread really active like it used to be. It's going fine for me. This week I am taking the train and walking because my car broke down. It really sucks (but the extra exercise is GREAT). But hopefully I will have my car back by Thursday morning. I really need to buy a new car but I am flat busted for now...still working on hopefully getting a teaching job before the school year starts so wish me luck.

07-08-2008, 09:36 AM	#12
pescacat MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,118 Gallery: pescacat Stats: 351.1/298.8/170 WOE: Atkins/Portion control/Exercise Start Date: 12/31/07	Hi- Lola sorry to hear about your car-WTG on the exercise! Here are my stats: Challenge starting weight: 290 Challenge goal: 269 Overall starting weight: 351 Two important milestones I'm trying to reach this challenge are that when I get below 276.2 I will have lost 100 pounds from my highest weight (back in March 2007) and 269 will be the lowest I have weighed in over 10 years (and I used to get stuck at 270 so that would be a breakthrough from a past stall/plateau weight). I have an overall goal to lose 60 pounds by Dec 22nd (that would put me at 230). I did get some good news the other day. Got some lab work back and my liver enzymes are back in the normal range-perhaps this may indicate that I no longer have a fatty liver? Here's wishing everyone much success this challenge!! Thanks again Lola for handling the chart. --Laura

07-11-2008, 08:21 AM	#14
Feelinbeefy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,036 Gallery: Feelinbeefy Stats: start:377 Currently:188 Goal:175	How is everyone doing in here? Making good lowcarb choices?

07-11-2008, 08:28 AM	#15
skeopple Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern Wisconsin Posts: 214 Gallery: skeopple Stats: 336/???/159 WOE: Atkins forever Start Date: 1/14/08	I am be having with the food. Need more movement. Low carb for life.

07-11-2008, 08:41 PM	#16
alaskanlaughter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alaska Posts: 724 Gallery: alaskanlaughter Stats: 247/198/150 WOE: moderate carbs Start Date: 6/06	ive been doing surprisingly well on making good calorie choices the last two days...its been SO hard lately, lots of stress in my life etc...but i did good two days in a row

07-11-2008, 08:59 PM	#17
skeopple Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northern Wisconsin Posts: 214 Gallery: skeopple Stats: 336/???/159 WOE: Atkins forever Start Date: 1/14/08	alaskanlaughter-way to go! Keep it up; one day at a time. Wishing I could take away the pain in your hip. Pain is a nasty thing and can change our feelings and the way we cope with things, can't it?! Take care of you.

07-12-2008, 07:20 AM	#18
Feelinbeefy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,036 Gallery: Feelinbeefy Stats: start:377 Currently:188 Goal:175	What's everyone eating today? Breakfast: Oatmeal and an apple and bacon Lunch: Grilled steak and veggies Dinner: Possibly more grilled steak...I have some low carb tortillas so maybe some fajitas

07-12-2008, 11:01 AM	#19
alaskanlaughter Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: alaska Posts: 724 Gallery: alaskanlaughter Stats: 247/198/150 WOE: moderate carbs Start Date: 6/06	i dont know whats on the menu today...im really very bad at planning ahead LOL even in terms of social events...im working more on conscious eating lately and have been pretty successful the last few days only eating when im hungry...even if that means hubby and i get lunch together and i dont actually get anything because im not hungry...its weird but im finding ways to make it work...toddler is "paying bills" in his high chair with an envelope and my old carbon copy checks LOL cuz that's what he saw mom doing this morning...its very cute LOL

07-12-2008, 02:05 PM	#20
nikkiluvslowcarb Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SW Oklahoma Posts: 149 Gallery: nikkiluvslowcarb Stats: (310) 305/262.4/165 WOE: Adkins Start Date: April 12, 2006	Today's menu for me is B- chesse stick ( I know not much but I had to grab something fast on the way out the door ) L- cheeseburger without the bun D- dinner will be whatever I deside to make out of the ground beef and a salad Alaska- That is so cute that your baby is paying bills

07-12-2008, 02:24 PM	#21
Feelinbeefy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,036 Gallery: Feelinbeefy Stats: start:377 Currently:188 Goal:175	Alaskan- it's a good thing to only eat when you are hungry. I took me a while to realize that I was eating when I wasn't hungry and then eating way past when I was full. I tend to know what is on my menu because I am the one who has to cook everything for everyone around here

07-12-2008, 02:37 PM	#22
Hot Tamale Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,346 Gallery: Hot Tamale Stats: 375/314.7/175 WOE: LowCarb Start Date: every 24 hours...	Nice to see you, Feelin. You are a person who really inspires me. One day (in the not too distant future...) I'd love to have your stats as my own!

07-12-2008, 04:45 PM	#23
nikkiluvslowcarb Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SW Oklahoma Posts: 149 Gallery: nikkiluvslowcarb Stats: (310) 305/262.4/165 WOE: Adkins Start Date: April 12, 2006	I went to my friends house today and she has a Wii Fit. I tried it and LOVED it ! I want one but I don't even have a Wii . I have to save the money to get one.

07-13-2008, 06:51 AM	#24
pescacat MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,118 Gallery: pescacat Stats: 351.1/298.8/170 WOE: Atkins/Portion control/Exercise Start Date: 12/31/07	I'm here and I'll weigh in tomorrow morning. Hope everyone is having a good day! I hope the scale is kind to me in the morning. I thought I had eaten ok yesterday but apparently my body doesn't agree... L maybe I'll see some better numbers in the morning. I am trying to get back into the 280's and keep the scale moving down instead of bouncing back up into the 290's and then staying there day after day. Time to cook some eggs and make more salads! --Laura

07-13-2008, 07:58 AM	#25
nikkiluvslowcarb Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SW Oklahoma Posts: 149 Gallery: nikkiluvslowcarb Stats: (310) 305/262.4/165 WOE: Adkins Start Date: April 12, 2006	Laura I'm sure you will see the 280's very soon. Tomorrow is my weigh in day as well. Today I added strawberries for the first time. Dr. A says that 1/2 a cup is 5 carbs. I'm hoping they wont slow down my weight loss too much. My menu for today is B- 2 slices of bacon, 1 egg and 1/2 cup strawberries L- chicken with ranch and greenbeans D- taco meat and salad S- cheese stick

07-14-2008, 02:26 PM	#28
lcbeck Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesnowta Posts: 220 Gallery: lcbeck Stats: 340/210/200 I'm 6'4 WOE: Atkins/SB/Stella Style Start Date: 6/15/2007 (340) 6/15/2008 (225) 10/05/2008 (210)	Challenge start weight: 225 Challenge goal: 205 Overall Starting weight: 340

07-15-2008, 08:59 AM	#29
Feelinbeefy MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,036 Gallery: Feelinbeefy Stats: start:377 Currently:188 Goal:175	Hot- of course you will succeed Icbeck- Welcome Good Morning Everyone! Just stopping in to drop off another menu. I know sometimes the food choices can be boring but if I remember to shake it up I can generally rotate it around. Breakfast: Oatmeal and an apple Lunch: Turkey on rye (don't even have to use more than one piece of bread, they are so big that I can just cut one piece in half.) Dinner: Thinking about making some grilled fish and shrimp and veggies