so I guess I'll start things off..... 8)

I weighed myself in my bday suit as always and forever.lol at 8am. We are 6hours ahead of the eastern time zone in the states http://www.lowcarbsite.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

anywho, my stats....

Age 29
5'7''

current weight is 70.9 kilos or 156.3 lbs according to google.LOL
I will continue to post as I go along.....

That should do it,or any suggestions?

I'm 27 and 5'4
my weight today is 139.5lbs

My stats for beginning:

Age 48
Height 5'4"
Weight 135#/61.4kg

Age: 31
Height: 6ft
Weight on July 1: 159 kgs / 350 lbs

*engines revving* 8)

Ok, here goes!

:

Wow, that didnt hurt too bad!

Here are my July 1 stats:

Age: 52
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 178

And off we go!

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My stats as of July 1, 2008

Age: 32
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 249.8

Let the race begin..

Each week of the contest, I'll post who the top three losers are, with the percentage of body weight lost.

People can join in whenever they want, up to the last week, but only the weight lost by August 15 counts in the contest.

This was a long weekend for me and I forgot to drink my water. 4 days off the water wagon and I'm up in weight.

My stats as of today, July 1, are as follows:

Age 32
Height 6'4"
Weight 315.4 lbs

I don't want to be unfair though. I was down to 312.2 Friday past before I stupidly gave up drinking water for 4 days. Whatever weight you choose to take for my starting weight is fine by me.

July 1 numbers:

Age:25
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 265

Because I joined after the 17th, but can I post, just for the fun of keeping focused? I started induction on May 30, 2008

If so, here are stats for 7/1:

Age 49

Ht 5' 3

Wt:212.5

Sure, you can post and join in the fun. Everybody is welcome!

To win the prize, the date on your profile for this forum needs to be June 17, 2008 or earlier.

Age: 46
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 436.5 lbs. (Yup, all you old timers - most of what I lost a long time ago has come back - the evils of travel.)

I think I've got an advantage because I have so much to loose - but a disadvantage because I travel as part of my job.

GOOD LUCK to everyone.

Of course, I'm going to consider it summer until the first snow fly's! Or at least until Sept 1.

Hi BP,

It's true that the more you have to lose, the faster you can lose it, but this contest will be judged as a percentage of body weight lost rather than the number of pounds lost, so that should even out the playing field a bit for those who have much less to lose.

Everyone is welcome to post their weekly progress each Monday or Tuesday, but that's not required.

So far, I've gained a quarter pound, but I've stepped up my strength training, so it could be muscle.

Karen,

I'd love to join in...not for the prize as I'm new to the board, but just for the fun of the challenge and being part of the group, if that is okay?

Although, I've just started Atkins, I won't have the huge weight drop in the first two weeks as I have been dieting for awhile now.

Anyway, best of luck to everyone.

Weight as of July 1st 239 lbs
Height 5'4


276/238/125

No fair, i started my weight loss on May 1st and I'm almost done.....

That's right... no fair, you're almost done!!! Sounds SO GOOD to me. http://www.lowcarbsite.com/images/sm...icon_smile.gif

Tril

Biggest Loser of the Summer Contest!
 

Let's have a Biggest Loser of the Summer Contest!

Summer can be a difficult time to lose weight. If a competition would be fun and motivating for you, please join in. Even if you don't participate yourself, you can log in and cheer on your champions.

I'll donate a $25 prize to the winner, in the form of an Amazon online gift card sent to the winner by email. That should allow anyone in the world to participate.

Rules
1. Participants must be members of this Atkins Diet, Low Carb Forum by June 17. That's meant to limit the contest to those who are past their first two weeks on Atkins.
2. Participants must follow Atkins guidelines, eating at least 18 carbs per day of healthy, low-carb food.
3. Participants may not take diet pills or have weight loss surgery during the contest.
4. The posting of your weight is on your honor. You can post a weight with or without clothes. Just post an ending weight from the same time of day and with the same (or lack of) clothes as your starting weight.
5. I'll judge the contest and award the prize, so the decision (and math) of the judge is final.
6. The purpose of the contest is to have fun and motivate one another in our weight loss. I'll participate, but the prize will go to someone other than me.

How to Participate
1. On or after July 1, 2008, post your current weight for that day, under the Biggest Loser of the Summer Contest topic thread.
2. On or before August 15, post your ending weight, also under this topic.

In between, feel free to post how you are doing and what is working for you.

Winning the Contest
The person who loses the greatest percentage of her or his beginning body weight wins.

Examples:
Kim posts a beginning weight of 275 on July 8 and an ending weight of 258 on August 13. Kim's total loss for the contest is 17 lbs.
That's a loss of 6.18% of Kim's beginning body weight.

Bob posts a beginning weight of 300 on July 1 and an ending weight of 282 on August 15. Bob's total loss for the contest is 18 lbs.
That's a loss of 6.00% of Bob's beginning body weight.

Kim wins because she lost a bigger percentage of her body weight.

Any questions?

Can I take part? My latest startup date, at my heaviest weight ever, was on June 17. If I post my weight this coming Tuesday, July 1, as my starting weight, I'll be past my first two weeks?