May/June weight loss thread

Sorry for the delay. I was out of town for a retirement party for my brother-in-law. While there it seems I drank a cup full of glass shards and fire. Well, at least it feels that way in my throat and esophagus. UGH. On the plus side, can't really eat anything. :) Minus side, I feel HORRIBLE.

I added in the updates, and took you off Lynette, not a problem, totally understand the need for a break! ANd I also know the feeling of - I lose a pound, then a gain a couple back. I even brought it up with my dr this last week and she sort of just shrugged her shoulders. It just isn't making much sense to me, so I have to figure this out to make any headway!

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...pm_vEHoRJ9E9Zg

I am back from vacation and taking a week off of my diet. So I need to start watering up and get down to another 12 weeks of burning fat. I plan to weigh in and post on Friday.

-Sue

Vacation Pic: This was my bike for the week.

http://www.mountainprayer.net/rushmore.jpg

Yikes PG, I hope you're feeling better! Well, if you lose a pound or two from it, it won't be all for naught ... :p

Cool vacation pic, Sue.

Forgot to weigh in on friday, but my weight remains the same anyway: 248.4. How is that possible?

155 is the weigh in. Not bad considering it's that time of the month! I've felt like a veritable water balloon!

Is there any way to access the spreadsheet other than signing in to Google? In the past, I've not had a problem--created an account, username, password. However, for the past week, I haven't been able to access. I've contacted Google 2x already with no response. I tried to create a new account and I get a message stating that an account has already been created with my specific e-mail address.

Any suggestions other than creating another e-mail address?

I will admit to not being the most knowledgeable about the google docs. But I think you should be able to get in there since it is set for "everyone". But I really don't know. So I assume the issue is that you can't get in with your email due to the wrong password? Is there no way to get them to send you your password, or am I missing something. Sorry, I'm not a lot of help. :)

OK, I really don't understand it, since it is set that people should be able to view it without signing in. I just logged myself out of google docs, clicked the link in my post above, and it brought me to the spreadsheet. So you should be able to view it without signing in and I'm not sure why you can't. Again, keeping in mind that I'm good at typing in the numbers, and work with regular Excel all the time. But it was this challenge that brought me to the google docs and I'm still really quite the novice. :(

I don't need to sign in. It's shows up for me just by clicking.

Until about three weeks ago, I didn't have to sign in either. Then, one day, I was asked to create an account. I didn't have to sign in every time I clicked the link. I've tried abling/disabling cookies, allowing/disallowing popups, etc. But since last week, I have no access. I'll try again to contact google. Makes no sense to me, but then my brain does not work in the whole techie realm.

Well at least we only have one more week. Maybe the next spreadsheet won't give you any trouble? Hopefully!

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Until about three weeks ago, I didn't have to sign in either. Then, one day, I was asked to create an account. I didn't have to sign in every time I clicked the link. I've tried abling/disabling cookies, allowing/disallowing popups, etc. But since last week, I have no access. I'll try again to contact google. Makes no sense to me, but then my brain does not work in the whole techie realm.

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it has made me sign in anytime I was not logged into my gmail account.

Forgot to post my weight for last Saturday: 172.1

I've given up dieting and I'm working on learning how to eat normally using the concepts/steps in the book "Normal Eating for Normal Weight". Right now, my goal is not to gain any weight as I learn this...so I'm ok with this past weeks weight and I expect to be the same (or so) for next week.

If there were more time left, I'd probably ask to drop out of this challenge because I'm removing the whole 'diet' concept from my life. :)

I am also trying to get in more formal exercise. I've been biking fairly regularly (thanks, Susan!), but I haven't been very good at getting in the necessary weight lifting. That's my goal for this next week...complete at least ONE full body weight training session.

Back from RTR. Ate whatever I wanted, and amazingly, dress still zips! I'll hop on the scale whenever the office its in is empty. :o

those who have had to sign in - try it now and see if you can get in without signing in.

And GLC - I can always remove folks from the chart, it is no problem. If that works better for you, let me know. It is all about helping folks with their goals, no matter what that help is!

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Originally Posted by Possegal

those who have had to sign in - try it now and see if you can get in without signing in.

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Still have to sign in, and I haven't yet heard back from Google. I'll keep trying. I know it's not a wise thing to do, but I only have a couple of different password options I use. However, they are in a foreign language, so I guess people would have a difficult time guessing (not that it would really matter anyway). Maybe Google doesn't like me using anything other than English? :confused:

What if you click on this

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?k...=0&output=html

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Originally Posted by Possegal

What if you click on this

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?k...=0&output=html

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Don't know what you did, but that worked.

Thanks! :)

:) Glad that worked. I don't know why it didn't work the other ways, there actually is a box for me to check that says that people can view without logging in. But maybe the link needed to then be different? Don't know. Finally I published it as html, and so that link was a bit different. I'll try and remember for the next time to do the same and to put that link at the bottom of my periodic posts.

Thanks for all your work on this, Possegal! :cool:

No problem, glad to help! Now if I could put as much into watching my intake and working out, then my numbers would be moving a bit more. I saw my sister over the weekend and she's lost about 30 lobs since December, and I'm quite jealous. We are very close and yet very competitive. I can't let her beat me. :) But my asthma and whatever else is going on has hindered the working out, but at least the sore throat has hindered the eating. I have to be out of town for work for a bit, so I'm hoping I am well enough to also run while I'm away.

OY, so much going on. :)

Weight hasn't budged this week after following a whole-foods, vegetable based diet at about 1600 calories.

I am going to the doctor today, will ask them to test my thyroid to see if we need to adjust treatment. It's the only thing I can think of.

144 :D

actually just below, but since I don't have a digital scale, I'll stick with 144. I was so afraid I was going to be stuck at 145 forever. Only four more til my official WW goal!

I reached my goal!!! Woohoo! Yesterday, a bit dehydrated after running 5 miles in the heat and humidity (actually quite a lot dehydrated) I was at 129.6 for the first time (well, at least in the last 25+ years). Danced a little jig while drinking a big glass of water...

More honest weight today (i.e. properly hydrated!): 130.8. And that's ok.

Today is a weird day. Yesterday I was 155 and today I'm 160! double yoo tee eff! i may need a more reliable scale

I'm stuck at 218 (have been for 2 weeks). Very frustrated.

CA

I wonder if next month we could include measurements on the spreadsheet as an option. I'd love an excuse to check every week and have it recorded up there.

Like waist, hips, upper arm, thigh, calf and bust?

Even with all the abundant Hawaiian buffet breakfasts, I'm at 245. Wahoo!

I swam every day, snorkeled, walked a lot on deep-sandy beaches (those are tiring!), and even paddled an outrigger canoe. It was a blast. Also got some quality time in with D*H, which was nice. We never really had a honeymoon.

I was so proud of our daughter. She's 11 and a month ago wasn't comfortable swimming across a lap pool for a swim test. It took her three tries before they let her pass. This last week, though, she was swimming in open ocean with sea turtles and all kinds of fish, not just a little bit, but with abandon. She loved it. She's even talking about being a marine biologist one day. She's so into animals. I think she grew about an inch this last two weeks, too. Hawaii was good for her.

It was good for all of us.

Roxy

179.8. That's 25lbs since I started this weight loss quest. I guess I should do a happy dance for dropping into the next decade but I'm not convinced that I won't bounce into the 180's again. The really good news for me, I am no longer obese, I am just overweight.

Posting the updates as they come in. If there is an interest in measurements from folks, that can always be a second sheet. I fear if I tried to amend this one I would screw it up. :) But see what folks think and if enough folks want it, I can see what I can work up.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?k...=0&output=html

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179.8. That's 25lbs since I started this weight loss quest. I guess I should do a happy dance for dropping into the next decade but I'm not convinced that I won't bounce into the 180's again. The really good news for me, I am no longer obese, I am just overweight.

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congratulations!!! celebrate with a fun bike ride :D i'd ride around dinging my "I <3 My Bike" bell!

Well I am retaining water like crazy due to the heat and not being able to use my flexitouch due to non-sufficiant AC. OMG I just got a call they are coming out on Monday to fix my AC!!

ANyway with all that said and done I am at 150.4. I am sure I have at least a couple more lbs of fluid.

Tina

129.5 5 days of Bike Virginia helped alot!

UGh, no AC, I know how bad that is! Glad they are coming out to fix it.

One of these links should work. :)
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...pm_vEHoRJ9E9Zg
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?k...=0&output=html

Yay Roxy, I'm glad you had a good time!

On the weight front, I'm down 0.5 lb to 155.5

Gahhh. I was hoping to be able to very happily announce that starting Monday I'd be down a lot more weight, because I'd get to take off my back brace for good (err, of course I've been weighing myself without the brace on, but you get my drift).

But I just heard from my neuro Dr, and, nooooooooooo, he wants me to keep wearing the g-d brace until after my final CT scan on Monday and after I see him for what I hope to be our final appt, which is not until freakin' July 8.

I am not a happy camper. :mad: <-- see?

Bah, I'm cranky and I want a beer. Now, dammit, not in an hour. :mad:

Oh Jobob that stinks! I can't imagine. I was in a knee immobilizer for 6 weeks years back and I couldn't wait to get that off. A back brace would be that times 1000 in the annoyance factor. Here's to a great CT and a beer ASAP. :)

I love reading everyone's stories. The success inspire me, the frustrations make me feel a bit less alone in the battle. Thank you all for sharing!

140.6 - I think that's the same. I've started doing intervals on my bike 4x a week. I've heard that intervals can sometimes break through a weight loss plateau. We'll see :D

Slightly down - 152.9 lb Posting weight is OK, but measurements.....eek! I have more incentive to lose now. Got an invitation to a "formal" wedding. Have no "formal" attire, so have until Nov to lose at least a few pounds (dare I say "my goal weight") so I can find something non-stretchy that will fit, feel good on and look OK. This yo-yo-ing will have to stop!:eek:

For the past three days, I've been weighing in at 141. :mad:

Not totally sure if it's "real" weight as it doesn't seem I could have gained that much that fast given that I haven't seriously fallen off the wagon or anything.

I also did just get a new scale which seems more accurate than the old one (measures in .2 lb increments and when I weigh myself three times in a minute, it gives me the same response each time, unlike the old one, which could never really settle on a weight)...

Still, :mad:.

I did not do very well on this challenge, and am trying a whole new approach. I am following the Normal Eating for Normal Weight book, and also joined the group on their website normaleating.com. I am fed up with losing .5 pound, putting on 2, losing another .25, and doing this over and over. I am also tired of eating just because it is 7 AM, and I might get hungry in the next hour, but I am not really hungry now. I realized that I have no idea what hunger is anymore, and how little food it takes to be satiated.

I cannot recommed this book enough for anyone who has struggled with weight issues for a long time, like myself.