January 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.

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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. 

Questions?
Ask!

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CHALLENGERS
10,500 (3 pounds) challengers
     ckuhfahl................................11834 (5 pounds lost!)
     jjlewis305
     sarah_11235........................1750
14,000 (4 pounds) challengers
     augette.................................10186 (4 pounds lost!)
     g1rl79...................................1156
     flowergirl21...........................12267 (0.4 pounds gained)
     ntack2...................................8275
     terra0514..............................7000
     v_avila...................................889 9
     wilson_s1..............................2942
17,500 (5 pounds) challengers
     alle0299................................7727 (4.2 pounds lost!)
     annulyju................................17646 (4 pounds lost!)
     carlynj21...............................17574 (4.8 pounds lost!)
     dez2453................................4031
     estratt...................................900
     flutterbykisses25..................1752
     kittykatgrl67
     moochew
     r4eboxer...............................14856 (4.5 pounds lost!)
     taurus_a................................8731
     sugrplm..................................1714 5 (5.5 pounds lost!)
21,000 (6 pounds) challengers
     articmonkey
     brandasa............................8528
     deegee52...........................5614
     deirdrereilly.........................3523
     illingal..................................550 0
     immom................................19915 (4 pounds lost!)
     maxx86...............................5980
     msgmom.............................7000
     thesuperbex.......................5700
     thmheh
24,500 (7 pounds) challengers
     laniemox.............................5424
     lilygirl1970...........................28321 (6.8 pounds!)
     sereniticat...........................40059 (9 pounds lost!)
28,000 (8 pounds) challengers
     di_p
     counselork..........................12342
     eat4health..........................28106 (8 pounds lost!)
     februarybride......................22200 (6.2 pounds lost!)
     girlfighting27.......................20776
     jordielg................................25730 (10 pounds lost!)
     kromatoski...........................28625
     rylindis     
     teachnswim

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Feb Calorie Deficit Challeng: http://caloriecount.about.com/february-calori e-deficit-challenge-newcomers-always-ft127202

10186/14000

Didn't have a very good day yesterday or today.  However on the plus side I was down 4 lbs from Jan 1 so I must have done something right. 

The numbers say I should have lost 5.4, my scale says 4lbs. I'm happy with that! Started this challenge at 161 and had been stuck there for 3 months. The scale is finally moving again!!

11,834/10,500 : Scale shows 5 pound loss! On to February!!

22,700/28,000: didn't make my goal, but I lost 6.2 pounds, which is a good start!  Kicking off February with a cold - yuck!

My final count was 22.446 and I lost 5.5 pounds. I can't believe it, I look back and I am so proud of myself! Yay...congrats to everyone!

I didn't count calories Friday-Sunday just due to eating out and eating really random things...bad of me, trust me, I know.

Not sure if it's bloating or I actually did it but...I'm up 0.4lbs from 1-1-09. It says I put on 2 lbs since last Monday, which, I guess, is entirely possible. It's also TTOM, so that may be part of it too. Whatever the reason, I'm totally kicking myself for it. BUT, instead of just giving up or being bummed, I'm going to take this as a lesson and make some (more) changes to my lifestyle!! I dropped my activity level back down to sedentary (as opposed to light) and will log everything I do - dishes, cleaning, working out, etc. And I will definitely be getting back to going to the Y on a regular basis!!

I CAN do it and I WILL do it!! Just need to remember that. :)

I'm down 4.5 lbs this Jan. YEAH!!! I did miss my goal by a half a pound but I am happy with the loss. Any loss is a good loss I always say. I'm on to Feb with the same goal. I didn't count on Sun. (went to a superbowl party) I don't know where to begin to count all those munchies. LOL