April Calorie Deficit Challenge - Newcomers always welcome!

We all know that in order to lose weight you need to have a calorie deficit.  This challenge is about that deficit! 

You can sign up anytime by posting in this thread and indicating which group you want to be in.

We'll start counting on 4/1/09.

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How it works
To start with, you choose a goal deficit for the month.  Then each day you keep track of your calorie intake and calorie output, then compute your calorie deficit.  You post in here (daily, weekly, whenever) your running deficit for the month in the form of: deficit to-date / goal deficit.  Be sure to post a new post every time you post - do not edit previous posts or I will not see it!  Also, be sure you keep track of your on-going total - I won't be doing the math for you! 

For example
Let's say I want to lose five pounds this month.  So, I sign up for the 17,500 Challenger group.  On day 1 my calorie output is 2000 and my intake is 1500.  That makes my day 1 deficit 500, so I post: 500/17,500.  On day 2, my calorie output is 1800 and my intake is 1500, making my deficit 300.  So, I add my day 2 deficit onto my day 1 deficit, and post:  800/17,500.  On day 3, I didn't do so well and took in 2000 calories and burned 1800 calories.  So, on day 3 I subtract the calories I took in over maintainence and I post my total montly deficit as 600/17,500.   For more examples check out the March Calorie Deficit Challege found here.

Questions?
Ask!

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CHALLENGERS*
10,500 (3 pounds) challengers
     alle0299 - 4227
     brivb10 - 1773
     droppinlbs - 12152
     rylindis - 700

14,000 (4 pounds) challengers
     augenblick - 406
     figurethefat - 7209
     future214 -  6000
     kacka - 8980
     v_avila - 100

17,500 (5 pounds) challengers
     cbussiere - 11376
     faithhopelove76 - 4648
     nellebelle1 - 4379
     nodame - 3010
     r4eboxer
     redhead27 - 1368
     wesmoot - 12680

21,000 (6 pounds) challengers
     betzc - 11209
     eat4health - 17170  
     healthmd - 6699
     jnielsen006 - 12350
     kkfrench - 17185
     lemntwist - 6798
     musicalfishmich - 5614
     ntack2 - 7546
     smartypants_57 - 1720
     tigerlilyncsu - 12052

24,500 (7 pounds) challengers
     annulyju - 11783
     girlfighting27 - 8004
     luleelu - 21758
     lilygirl1970 - 16775
     sereniticat - 27160

28,000 (8 pounds) challengers
     acomley11 - 28318
     anastase - 19936
     bell62 - 13526
     bking1969 - 1797
     buttercup98
     courtneymarie2689 - 4068
     diva_n_da_making - 13897
     ericaly - 18400
     edspillane - 5500
     gbpfan4life - 26121
     inacio68 - 1965
     jesselou
     lvanryss - 18385
     neozanne -  7299
     sarahshe - 16270
     shapeshifter - 10700
     smartasu
     tealparadise - 11450
     terikopplin - 17819
     turning50 - 4800

*REMINDER:  Be sure to post your running total for the month, using your
  last posted total not the posted total.  Otherwise you'd risk missing some 
 calories in your total!

Geez! Thought I would be the first one to post today's numbers but I see there's lots of other eager beavers out there!

Just want to say howdy to my friends from the "Spring into May" challenge. Great to have you guys working alongside me!

April 1: 901/24,500

Ahhh...that felt good! I love a fresh start!

EDIT (11:50 p.m.) - changed deficit from 868 - never had my fruit cup

How do you find your deficit for the day before?  Like if I wanted to know what mine was on 3/31?  So far, I can only find it on the day itself...

I would like to join( My bf is going to kill me for being so glued to the computer!)

But I only have two more months til bathing suit season and this is my last year as a 30-something. So it has got to be good!

Please put me down for 14000 or 4 pounds. Thanks!

April 1 def= 975

975/28,000  :)

Here we go, 802/21000.

Hey alle, by the looks of your new pic, you own a new house! Yoohoo! Big congratulations!!!!

Day 1

721/17,500

Day 1: 1081/21,000

       &nb sp;  

April 1st: 1619/28,000

I pretty new to this, but would like to try the challenge

Please put me in the 28,000 group!

...and for today 815/28000

Thanks

1195/28000

April 1: 868/28000

Good luck everyone!

Wow, you guys have some big deficits-wonder if I can compete!

April 1: 363/14000

I better get crackin-

726 / 17 500 for April 1st.

It was hard resisting the blueberry muffins my boss brought to work but it paid off.  A coworker took one of them and said they didn't even taste that good.  As soon as she said that I was sooo glad I didn't eat any of them.  At 480 calories a piece it would've been way too much. 

April 1 

275/14000

482/21000

800/14000

I'd like to be in the 8 pound challenge group.

april 1st: 1052/28,000

thanks! this group is great!

I'd like to sign up for the 24500 group.

1100/28,000

Day 1!!! (I go to the gym late so my posts are always gonna be at night!)

1,000/28,000