April Challenge!!
LuluNH
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I'm 63 weeks in and 56 pounds down. I would like to see 165 by the end of April!! I encourage everyone to keep going!! Best wishes for an on-plan day!! (You don't have to be perfect...just keep trying!!)
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I just want to be sure, in phase one do you have to consume at least 345 grams of protein per day ? well done with the weight loss by the way !! im starting atkins tomorrow
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I'm aiming to lose a solid 4-5 pounds this month. I'm down 14 pounds so far. Got 14 more to go.I just want to be sure, in phase one do you have to consume at least 345 grams of protein per day ? well done with the weight loss by the way !! im starting atkins tomorrow
That's a lot of protein! Your protein level has got to be much lower. You don't want to overdo the protein because through gluconeogenesis, some of it gets turned into glucose ( a carb). You actually want the fat ratio to be the highest, the protein moderate, and carb the lowest.
In Phase I Atkins (I'm going by his original book), you eat 15-20 grams of carbs a day. In the original book, he doesn't talk about net carbs, just total carbs.0 -
I just want to be sure, in phase one do you have to consume at least 345 grams of protein per day ? well done with the weight loss by the way !! im starting atkins tomorrow
Some of my male MFP friends who do ketogenic diets like Atkins only consume about 145 grams of protein a day and these are big guys who lift heavy. There are various online calculators to figure out how much protein to eat based on your lean body mass and body fat.0 -
I'm 63 weeks in and 56 pounds down. I would like to see 165 by the end of April!! I encourage everyone to keep going!! Best wishes for an on-plan day!! (You don't have to be perfect...just keep trying!!)
Wow! Congrats on this loss - how many carbs are you eating? I am just starting Atkins - hoping it works. My weight is stuck! I think it has to do with this phase of life I am in....I need a change! I hope to lose 4 lbs in April - Let's go!0 -
Count me in for the April Challenge! This month I would like to loose 8 pounds putting me pretty close to my goal weight of 180 LBS. I also signed up for a beginner to half marathon training plan.
Keep up the good work everyone!0 -
I'm just starting day 2 of the induction phase. I'm hoping to lose about 10 - 15 lbs this month.0
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Between 50 to 100 carbs, but closer to 50. I watch calories too at this point and I eat only whole foods - no bars or shakes! I am a slow loser... on prednisone and need to realistic about my weight loss! I lost faster in the past but always re-gained. Trying to re-learn so that I have a "eating program" or "way of eating" that I can sustain for the rest of my life...nothing magic...eating less and moving more but definitely less processed food!! I still don't eat my trigger foods...bread, potatoes, rice...I am a hard core carb addict and it would be nothing for me to eat 8 to 10 pieces of bread in a day if I let myself! Best wishes for an on-plan day!0
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I'm still in induction, 13 days in and 8 pounds down :-). In April I'd like to lose 14 pounds altogether, so I'd like to be down to 161 by the 1st May. My weight loss is already slowing down, so it may be a bit of a tough goal!0
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Starting the April Challenge one week late as we were on Spring Break last week and I didn't follow the plan very well. Only gained 1 pound though. :happy:
For April, I would like to lose 11 lbs and be at 145 by the end of this month.
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My first challenge (and I'm late joining, but I'm always late). I'd like to lose 10 lb this month.0
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its been several months since i have eaten low carb, i am sure i have gained some weight but I dont want to step on the scale, TODAY FINALLY!!! i am doing atkins again, its been 2 days now, i feel better already, I am not going to weight for 2 weeks, because i dont want to see the scale, I would rather see it in 2 weeks, I am hopefully at the place i was at that time, GOSH ITS GOOD TO BE BACK!!!,0
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GOSH ITS GOOD TO BE BACK!!!,
So glad to see you back! Best of luck getting into the swing of things again.
(I just updated my ticker today to give my real progress since "re-starting" my program on February 10, 2014. I figured I might as well take credit for what I have done this time around as I plan to make this effort permanent! I did NOT magically lose 6 pounds over night... :laugh: )0 -
thank you, its wonderful to be back, 3 days in induction and I already feel so much better!0
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Hello Tim!!! Welcome back!!! It's a journey and we are all worth the effort!!0
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YOU BETCHA!!! i am already happy with how much my blood pressure has come down again already,0
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Hello April! It feels like it should be the end of April, but I guess it's still early. A family emergency (which had a happy ending) kept me away from home and the boards and, well, frankly, my diet for the last few weeks. I know I shouldn't be surprised, but cafeteria food and stress at a hospital for a bit led to some bad choices.
My goal for the month is to get back to where I was toward the end of March. Even if I don't meet that, I just want to get back on point with this way of eating----I don't feel nearly as good when I'm not paying attention.
Back to it! Hope everyone has a great month!0 -
Pennben, Welcome back!!! Life sometimes has other plans for us...and then we move on!!!
Holding at 169 but I am hopeful to see a lower number this week!! My husband is encouraging me to keep my everyday choices and sometimes choices!! It's hard because I want sometime choices everyday!! HA!! The struggle is real!!
Best wishes for an on-plan day!! Remember.....it takes as long as it takes...my goal is to get rid of my muffin top so I can wear a certain pair of jeans out in the real world!!0 -
If your results are anything like mine, 4 lbs in a month will be easy. I've been doing phase 1 for almost 4 weeks now and low around 17 lbs already.0
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Personal best today - hit 154 - which is below where I was at my lowest on October 17th before I started getting sidetracked. I have hit new territory! Hoping to blaze a new path all the way down to 145 by the end of this month.0
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Congrats!!
Seriously, you are my Atkins inspiration, christineellis!0 -
down 6 pounds this week, I am so happy about that, I am now back down to where I was last year, time to plow forward!0
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I can hardly wait to weigh in on Monday morning this week is going to be EPIC!0
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down 7 pounds in six days, I am down 21 pounds since February 20ths,, loving atkins again0
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well done on hitting your personal best, keep up the great work!0
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So, I have to come clean and say that my person best slipped over the weekend, but I will get it back! I celebrated my best friends birthday on Sunday afternoon with a wine tasting event and it tipped me over. I woke up Monday morning with a raging headache, puffy and all out of sorts. It will take me a few days to get my mojo back. :huh: Stay tuned...0
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I went to the DR Yesterday, in 4 weeks I lost 17 pounds on thier scale, the DR and the nurse were a very surprised, He kept asking me, "how did you do it", I simply replied, "Less in, More out",, I never tell the DR that I do atkins, in years past when I have it just opens a whole can of worms, So I just let them wonder how and why are my test scores so low, why is my blood pressure low, how did I get my cholestorol so low, and how did I lose 17 pounds in one month,, its too bad the mainstream medical world doesnt believe in low carb and its amazing powers to improve our health!0
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oh the dreaded week 2 of atkins, also the dreaded week 2 of any diet, ever watch the biggest loser, and how tough it is for them to lose any weight at all in week 2,,, I think this is why atkins wants people to only weigh on induction after the full 14 days are up, this way you swallow up the week 2 lows, and you only see that big number of weight lost over the course of the whole 14 days, but I was too excited to not weigh during week 1,, lol,, so I have to push onward and get thru week 2 and look forward to week 3, I feel great in ketosis, and I am only 7 pounds away from the low point I was last year, so its only a few short days until i am in new terratory once again!!0
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I am only 7 pounds away from the low point I was last year, so its only a few short days until i am in new territory once again!!
Yeah for new territory!!! I am looking for that again in a few days as well. We will get there!0 -
Today I am celebrating 25 lbs lost since February 10th! Yes, I messed up last weekend, but that is behind me and now I am moving forward. Even though I have friends in from out of town tomorrow and a family gathering for Easter, I have a plan and I will not drink alcohol! That was my downfall last week and I have spent 4 days recovering from it. Onward and upward (or downward, in the case of weight!!!).0
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congrats on the 25 pounds0
