now who got the other one? I'm down 2 lbs. ( of course I'm on new pain meds now and puking & pooping is now my full time job)

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I can't imagine that's the most fun way to do this!

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I'll do anything to win!

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Turns out my starting weight was NOT 251; that was my heaviest so far, but when I started the P90X workout, I was only 243.5. It could be that I was 251 the week prior, but I don't know that for sure, so I'm just going to go with my starting weight of 243.5. So that means so far I've lost 21.5 lbs.

Still, a good achievement. And that makes more sense to me since I thought 29 lbs. was crazy.

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It maybe what I need to keep myself accountable and lose the last 10-12 lbs.
What kills us, doesn't make us stronger.

Don't stress over it. Because the stress really will make you gain weight. Relax...

Doc

I only know everything if you ask the right questions.

That's still a really awesome effort, John.

I've been following a slow carb diet (similar to low carb) and it makes all the difference in the world for weight loss.

And thanks to GJ for setting this six week challenge up. I look forward to having some moral support in my weight loss efforts!

At least it seems to be for most people.

Doc

I only know everything if you ask the right questions.

Why do they have to make carbs so darn delicious?!!

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It's kinda frightening to see just how many foods have bad carbs in them.  Having changed my diet, it's shocking to go into a grocery store and see how prominantly placed bad snack foods are and even more so, how cheap they are.

This week, I'm going to try lentils for carb replacement. I've never eaten them before so I am really hoping they taste good. If anyone has any recipe suggestions for lentils, send them my way! 

You can't really go wrong with that. Delicious!

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http://whatracheldid.blogspot.com/p/6-week-challenge-page.html

http://whatracheldid.blogspot.com/2011/09/6-week-challengers-weigh-in.html

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I missed this :( Did you create a ticker?

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As a basic rule of thumb, if it is inexpensive and plentiful, it is usually bad for you. Especially if it is a convenience food.

Doc

I only know everything if you ask the right questions.

But I need to confirm.... how are we calculating the percentage change for our weight loss?  Is it:

1. Pounds lost divided by Total Weight or
2. Pounds lost divided by Weight Loss Goal

It's 1.22% in total since you started :) WELL DONE!

It's total loss / start weight x 100

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I'm down to 217, which is -5 for the 6-week challenge.

It's 26.5 down from when i started P90x, and 34 down from my heaviest, which was earlier this year, though I don't remember when. :)

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See how the junkies are doing here

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Lots of hours go into my little blog :) My challengers are ahead of me but I don't care. Over 40lbs off between us in four weeks. That's shucking AWESOME!

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