February Calorie Deficit Challenge - Newcomers always welcome!

**UPDATE**

March challenge can be found here: http://caloriecount.about.com/march-calorie-d eficit-challenge-newcomers-always-ft130192

Anyone who wants to share their total monthly weight loss, please do!  Then we can all see how the math adds up (or doesn't!).

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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 2/1/09.

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How it works
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 January Calorie Deficit Challege found here: http://caloriecount.about.com/january-calorie -deficit-challenge-newcomers-always-ft124268

Questions?
Ask!

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CHALLENGERS
10,500 (3 pounds) challengers
     alle0299 - 9100 (1 pound lost!)
     carlynj21 - 11844
     gladys32 - 6977
     lemntwist - 7868
     mtiras -  2941
     sugrplm
     v_avila - 2348

14,000 (4 pounds) challengers
     candilovesjon - 1080
     ckuhfahl - 5626
     iamacommitmentto - 11005 (1.5 pounds lost!)
     illingal - 3900
     kaffwynn
     quintanion - 12357
     salmander23 - 603
     werethylacine - 14367

17,500 (5 pounds) challengers
     ashmommyof2 - 7643
     bowlinsara - 8014
     chaimberbell - 4572
     flowergirl21 - 3985
     immom - 2646
     leighlightful - 500
     lianih14 - 17860 (3.5 pounds lost!)
     lilygirl1970 - 18015   (4.4 pounds lost!)
     lw146993 -  6733
     ntack2 - 15078
     r4eboxer - 24864
     sarabear - 448
     wesmoot - 17549 (1.5 pounds lost!)

21,000 (6 pounds) challengers
     annulyju - 17196
     cbussiere - 21157 (15 pounds lost!)
     cristin - 3331
     dovelette - 14106
     jordielg - 8820

24,500 (7 pounds) challengers
     betzc - 24500+ (4.8 pounds lost!)
     februarybride - 12680
     kamoody
     sereniticat -   29156 (3 pounds lost!)
     sstephen27 - 25125

28,000 (8 pounds) challengers
     blakereese - 24978
     eat4health - 26809 (6 pounds lost!)
     jennifer1100 - 11799
     kellytx1977
     louised1991 - 8035
     shandrake -  16656 (4.4 pounds lost!)
     shonaghmartin - 8521 (2 pounds lost!)

Starting today.. =)

386 / 10,500

385/14,000(2/2/08) 

a total of 442/14000

not as well as I would hope for but better than yesterday!

13,558 calories remaining

2/2/09

2482/28,000

2350/21000

2640 / 24500

I've taken a blow emotionally from news back home.  I've been good and not turned to eating, but I've been bad and took a day off the bike yesterday and I don't think I feel like doing it today.

I dunno if I will reach my goal, all I feel capable of is curling up in bed and let the world slip by for a while.. if I don't make my goal this month I'll just have to be okay with that.

Good luck everyone.

2/2 - 400/21000

Ugh, damn you Super Bowl Sunday!  Slow start...bummer.

2/2 1415/17500

2112/17500

I really like this idea! I think it will be easier to keep in mind my goal if I keep up the daily deficit...So, i would like to be in the 5 lb (17500) group. As of 2/2:

798/17500

for 2/2: 513/24,500

slow start to a big month (23,987 left in 26 days)

612/17500

I would like to join this challenge!  I'm a little late but I hope that's ok.  I definitely did not count on superbowl sunday, so I'm starting with yesterday.

10,500 (3 pounds)

Feb 2nd: 489/ 10,500

Good luck to everyone :)

3/2/09.

deficit - 1072

total - 2956/28,000

Feb. 2, 2009

total - 1,442/21,000

Feb. 3 - 1160/21000

I'm gonna post now so I won't eat any more today - Can't seem to stop stuffing my face!

EOD Feb 3:

3,173/17,500 (Remember that I am trying to get to 17,500 by the 20th. I just have to lose 5 pounds before I go on vacation! )

sereniticat: I hope things aren't too bad and that you are feeling like your ol' self soon. I'll be thinking of you!

I'm off to a bad start, because of Super Bowl and all that... I am back on track as of today!!

I don't have any deficit yet, and am in the negative 570 cals. Would I post that -570/14,000? (As of 2/2)

Day 3

Today  693/17,500

Total    2095/17,500

I am going to post starting and current weight on 7th day.

(Giving myself a reminder by posting it.)

I may finally loose some weight!

2,126/21,000

2/3 - 3130/28000