Any good woosh stories???
 

I would love to hear some stories about peoples "woosh" experiences. I have been waiting patiently for my own woosh. Need some inspiring stories. :p

me too!!!!!!

Here's one for you!
 

The first time I was on Induction, I didn't lose a thing the first week.

And then the second week: whooooosh! 8 pounds gone.

After induction I went for eight weeks just loosing and gaining the same two pounds, with no loss of inches either. I stuck with this WOE because I feel so much better - no cravings, no binges and my skin looks so much better.

Last week (week 11) I lost eight pounds in two days - none of which have come back! I also lost an inch off my tummy, 1 1/2 off my waist and 3 off my underbust measurement (so now my bras ride up!).

I'm so happy :D !!!

Not really a whoosh story...
 

I've not had a big whoosh since induction. Slow, steady is my body's way of shedding pounds. This morning I weighed 250. That's 45 pounds in seven months. Certainly no record, but keeps me motivated. Measure yourself every 2 weeks or so. I bet you'll see results.

Good luck to you!

BrewWA

I haven't had a "whoosh" on the scale...but obviously have in "inches".
I put on a pair of jeans this morning that were pretty tight a month ago and now they are about 3-4 inches to big in the waist, they are baggy on my butt, and loose in the thighs!!!
My DH thinks it is hilarious to see me put both of my arms in my pants to show him how big they are getting! :D

:wave:

Just like kmwebb1967, I haven't had a woosh in pounds. I've gone from 255 to 241 since Feb. 26th, slowly and steadily.

But I've lost mega inches - nearly 24 inches overall! Its a wonderful feeling to be wearing a dress today that I couldn't even BUTTON six months ago!

I need woosh stories too!

Petal, I'm like you, I keep waffling back and forth on about a 2 pound difference, up, down, up, down, I'm getting dizzy! :daze:

Any day now...... :p

Sharon

I lost the typical 11 pounds in two weeks on induction and then took 10 weeks to loose 4 pounds.

Then in early December I got the flu, woosh. I didn't eat much, but what I did was more carb-ish. I lost 6 pounds in a week and then with low-carbing I did not regain the weight.

Big Woosh story
 

This week I hit my biggest woosh story since week one induction. If it can happen to me, it can happen to you!

I lost 6 lbs this week! This was after a 4 week stall and then a 3 lbs loss last week. This bring me to 50% of my overall weight loss goal, I am now going "downhill"!

I've been lurking here for a while, but I do have quite a bit of woooshing eperience.

It seems that is the only way I have lost in the last month and a half.

I started at 221 lost pretty quickly to about 205, 206. Then nothing for about 3 weeks. Suddenly I lost about 8 pounds in a week.

I got down to 196 and sat there for about 3 weeks then something happened this week and I have lost 6 weeks.

Both times there were not any significant changes in my eating. So I am resigned to the fact that this is how I will lose weight.

It is frustrating a lot of the time, but it sure is great when you have that quick weight loss.

I finally hit the 30lb mark today which is exciting.

Started 1/3/2003
27/M 5'11
221/190/175

Good for you, grbh!

I love the whoosh! I didn't have one until day 52... but then BAMN... down to within 3 pounds of goal weight! I tried to figure out how/why... I found that I was simply being faithful to this WOL...

Here are my stats one week before the big Whosh: average calories 1333, fat 70%, protein 25%, carbs 16. Plus 100oz. of H2O everyday & exercise.

I don't know if I'll have another... but I think I may have lost another pound putting me into 2 pound goal weight range... i'm on day 68. I figure perhaps by May or June I'll hit my goal... i'm a big believer in 1. Not weighing everyday; 2. being persistent; and 3. allowing my body TIME to adjust and lose on its' own schedule - not mine.

But... gotta luv a whoosh! viv :D

Whooshes
 

Oh yeah, Viv--gotta love the whooshes! :rheart:

2-3 pounds til goal is awesome! Yay for you! :cheer:

NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING THIN FEELS!!
 

I was very strict, I was near 270lbs (probably a lil more) and got down to 230 in less than 1 month, if thats not a woosh i dont know what is!

The key is to be very strict and to have someone do it with you if possible! Here are some things i learned:

1. Drink as LITTLE caffiene as you can, and as MUCH water as you can!

2. Stay away from protein bars during ketosis... use them for after when you just want a low carb snack. The "net carbs" can refuel your liver with sugar and knock you out of ketosis!

3. Weight comes off in bunches, nothing for 3 days or so then BAM! 5 lbs right off (of course i weighed 270 so more comes off when your that fat, but you get the idea)

4. Dont be skimpy with the fat, your body needs sugar OR fat, you cant do without either or you will make your body sick! Try and keep fat to 60% or more of your diet.

5. NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING THIN FEELS!!

Hope this helps you all, this is just some of the stuff ive picked up since I started researching this. YOU CAN DO IT!

Whoosh..
 

Here's one..
My first week I lost 9 pounds, that was the biggest. Then the week before last I weighed 136, and last Saturday I weighed 132, 4 pounds in a week! Usually, I lose 1-2 pounds a week so those two are my biggest whoosh stories! :roll:

Funny you should ask.

I'd been bouncing around in the up 2, down 2 zone for the past 1 1/2 months. I was beginning to think that I wasn't going to lose very wella at all since I'd started in early January 2003 and hadn't had major losses since induction and shortly thereafter.

Then out of the blue--BAM! That very lovely whoosh fairy came by my house and relieved me of 5 pounds in one week, and they haven't been able to sneak back all week long. Hooray!

This is a good story: ;)

I haven't lost any weight for 4 weeks now, BUT - I can not wear any of my old pants anymore or I'll be heading for a huge, embarrasing incident...LOL

I have nearly lost my wedding ring, found it in my bag, couldn't feel how it got there. I'm having it resized.

So - there are inch-whooshes, too! I sure wish you one or two!

alina

After induction I didn't lose any weight for 3 1/2 weeks and then this week I lost 3 lbs., one a day for 3 days. Great boost, but I'm still pretty much staying on induction foods, upping carbs to about 25-28/

I got a mini whoosh last weekend after some helpful advice on this board about tweaking my exercise routine. I added swimming to my cycling and got a visit from the whoosh fairy who kindly took 2lbs with her when she left :) ! I had been losing and gaining the same 2-4 lbs for months before that!

That's good to hear. I lost a disappointing 2.5 pounds the first week. At my weight, I was certain it would be more like 10. :mad:

P.S. Love your alias, spongebutt. :D

I just had a whoosh myself! I've also been up and down with the same 1lb for a month. Really frustrating and annoying. But, over the weekend, every day I stepped on the scale, I saw weight loss. I couldn't believe it! Friday 192, Saturday 191, Sunday 190, Monday 189. Now that it's Wednesday, I'm still stable at 189lb. Not a huge whoosh, but still a whoosh!

Also, one of the things I started doing that probably helped, is that I got back into going to Curves again. That was two weeks ago.

I should also mention to those waiting for the whoosh fairy like I was, keep talking body measurements. I did, and although I didn't see a huge loss of inches, there was at least a little here and there, especially around my waist. I think that was the only thing that kept me sane :D

I haven't lost anything for almost 3 weeks now. For awhile there, I was averaging about 1-2 lbs a week. I go to Curves 3 times a week and walk the other 3 for 2.5 miles and pretty much stick to my LC diet. It's getting frustrating! I've been LCing since January and have only lost about 17 lbs and 17" so far. I'm just either a slow loser, or on a really long stall... argh!

3 weeks is not a huge stall. Just be patient and focus on what you're eating. The loss will come again. I've had some stalls of late, but what I discovered was that I'd "stall" for about a month or so and then I'd have a stall for another month. When I looked at it all from a longer viewpoint, I realized that I was loosing 4 or 5 pounds a month, but on a daily basis it seemed like I was stalled.

Plane Crazy
204 for two days in a row!

I was also in a stall but 2 weeks ago I increased the intensity of my exercise program. I lost 5.5 lbs so far. So that is nice. I didnt "woosh" overnight but each day the scale went down .5 to 1 lb. lower.

My most interesting woosh came at a time when, strangely, I was pretty lazy with LCing. I was too lazy to do much cooking, and ended up eating more flax seeds, olive oil, and I had recently discovered avocados. Now, of course, I firmly believe that there's nothing wrong with eating eggs and meat liberally, but I think what I stumbled on was that it's important to get a VARIETY of fats. :idea: It's really easy to fall into the eggs-and-beef rut, when you should be throwing those omgea-3 PUs and monounsaturates in there, too.