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I'm new to this forum and I just found this thread. I'm struggling with getting to my goal racing weight at the moment. I started off at 59 kg (129.8 lbs) a couple of months ago. I'm now at 125 lbs and my goal weight is 55 kg (121 lbs). I'm stuck at my current weight no matter what I try. Help! :confused:
Sorry for being late! I've been swamped trying to get my final paper done for the semester.
I'm 132.8 this week.
141. I guess that isn't too bad when I consider all the eating I have been doing!
I've yet to get on the scale myself but I've updated the chart.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...DX4MK8A4CgfyVg
147. Not too shabby only finding .5 lbs over the holiday. ;) Now it is time to work for a couple weeks, I am going on a weekend wine trip with my Mom next weekend so I better be good until then.
Last week (the 28th) I was 126.2 I may have lost some ground, but I have to say it was worth it! Time to get back on track now that we're back home...
I missed last week.....I am 147 lbs today.
146.5. I really need to eat a bit less or run a bit more.:rolleyes:
142.4 - maybe I should just change my goal to maintain my current weight?
Nope!
I'm still going for it!
Let's see if I can post a weight loss for next week.
Lynette
I'm at 146. Not as much as I had hoped but still a loss....:)
156.5 I'm a happy camper. :)
Hanging in at 151. My inlaws are in town so it is a little hard to stick to points and exercise as much as I usually do. I will/plan on going for a run this weekend.
Down 2 pounds! :D . . . and that's with only one day of exercise for 6 hours.
Yay, kjay!! You seem so much more positive than last week. Success is a great motivator, isn't it? :)
Yes, Susan, and your response to my success is even more motivating. Thanks so much!
I had that happen, and then I found out that my floor had a very slight slant in it (Gotta love an early 1900's house). Make sure that it's even!
I've moved my scale around so much that now I'm thoroughly confused. My floor is not even, so about the only thing I can do is to leave it in one place, which means I now weigh 182. This just keeps getting better and better! :D
KJAY..... KJAY..... KJAY!!!!!!! Go KJay! Great work.
Me, not so much. 173 this week.
Funny -- I have the same trouble with the scale in my bathroom. As I stand on it, it rocks back and forth unless I find the sweet spot on the floor!
Wow! good job everyone! Wish I was having the same success. I'm up to 127.2
Can someone please remind me that I can NOT actually lose weight by eating Christmas goodies, having people over for big lasagna dinners, playing around with my pie recipe to "perfect" it (and consequently needing to eat the resulting pies) and NOT working out?
I did work out today, but here's my fear. Even if I work out this week and eat really well, I leave on Sunday for TWO WEEKS that include my brother-in-law's wedding, Christmas, and a very long road trip to and from Canada from Atlanta....which of course means eating on the road....which usually means fast food. And how do I manage any sort of work-outs in there?! Help?!?! I need travel-friendly "stay healthy" tips!
I am the worst about junk food on the road. Can you pack an ice chest of healthy snacks like fruit and carrots? If you are at fast food remember those salads can be as bad as the other stuff. I try to stick to kids meals and eat really slow. Good luck!
Good call on the kid's meals Aggie Ama! I think I had heard somewhere that they have less calories than the salads a lot of times. We'll be travelling with my in-laws and my mother-in-law is very health conscious, so hopefully there will be healthy snacks available to munch on. Maybe I can also just request a run to her favorite health food store the day before leave so I can pick some stuff up to make sure.
I've got the creeping crud going around the office. yesterday I felt better as teh day wore on, so I went to spin for an hour. And felt great, exhausted but great. Woke up today feeling worse again and the word day has been just full of fires for me to put out. UGH. My lunch is still sitting here and it is now dinner time. On the plus side, the illness does take my appetite with it. but I wish I could do more working out but I know I should just get better first.
Spreadsheet is updated for today. :)
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...A4CgfyVg&hl=en
As far as the road trip goes:
How about pre-bagging snacks in known point quantities? In other words, if you know 3/4 cup of your favorite granola is 2 points, measure up and pre-bag several portions for the trip. That way, you don't dip into a big bag of something, and lose track of what you're eating. I tend to eat out of boredom when I'm driving, so now I make an effort to be more mindful of that when I'm in the car.
One of my favorite 4 point lunches is an egg salad sandwich. 2 slices of Oroweat Light Wheat bread is only 1 point (hard to believe, I know, but 2 slices are only 80 calories with tons of fiber, so it only comes to 1 point). One hard cooked egg mashed with 1 tsp of mayo & some mustard is another 3. I package the egg in tupperware until I make the sandwich, so that the bread doesn't get mushy. You could keep a small cooler with some of your favorites in it.
As for restaurants - many will make half-size portions if you ask. Jeff and I sometimes order one entree and share it, along with a side salad for each of us. It cuts down on the calories, with the added benefit of being easier on the wallet. I was raised in a household where one was REQUIRED to clean one's plate (there are starving children in africa after all, though it was never entirely clear to me how my uneaten scraps would make their way to africa...) That's stayed with me my whole life, to the point where it's very hard for me to leave food on my plate. If I share, though, the plate gets cleaned and I have no guilt. ;)
With all that's going on in your life for the next few weeks, perhaps a goal of simply maintaining is what you might aim for. That way, you can partake in festivities without any guilt, and have a better time.
Enjoy your trip, and let us know how it goes!
Susan
Thank you Susan! Maybe I'll work at losing what I can this week, while I'm at home and then aim to maintain until the end of the year. I like the sharing entrees idea. I also find that I end up eating more just because it is in front of me when I am out to eat and I feel guilty leaving so much food! I went through a phase where I was really good about only eating until I was comfortably full and it was much easier to lose weight! I find that when I'm eating out, or am eating at other people's houses I tend to feel I need to eat more. I'm just going to go and enjoy myself, but remember to stop when I am full and try to take smaller portions to begin with. Pre-portioned snacks are also good. Otherwise it's easy to just keep munching. Even if it's a healthy snack...eating too much can really pile on the calories! Thanks everyone!
Anyone read this article about Oprah inthe Chicago Sun Times? http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/w...prah10.article I was thinking today about how much weight she's gained and lost in her lifetime. She went from 142 pounds in 1988 to 237 in the early 90's. Back down and then up to over 200 now. My first thought was "Wow, after losing so much weight, I'd never let myself put all that back on again. " But then I realized I've pretty much done the same thing, on a smaller/longer scale. In my early 20's I dropped 30 pounds over a 3 year period. At 25 I was 133 pounds and looked great. And now, here I am at 39, having hit a new high this year a little over 165 (I can't remember exactly how much higher, though I think I might have hit 167 sometime earlier this year.)
I'm working my butt off and as of this morning am down to 154. I truly believe I can make my ultimate goal of 130. That would make me a healthy, fit size 8. But I wonder where I'll be 5, 10, or 20 years from now. It's a little depressing to think that odds are I won't be 130. SO many people yo-yo their whole lives. Even in my own family, I've watched one of my sisters gain and lose 50-60 pounds multiple times. My mom has done the same and is quite over-weight. Probably 50-60 pounds right now.
So, I wonder... what is the key to KEEPING it off? How do we not let ourselves fall into old, destructive habits once we hit our goals?
Susan
I joke that I've lost the same 25 lbs about 15 times. :) I do relate! Though this last time, ie last ten years, it was more than that because of a traumatic knee injury and then surgery. That led to me gaining 50, of which I've lost maybe 10 over and over. So now, I really need to drop 30-40. I want to believe that if I could get back to my 'fighting weight', I may again have 20 that goes up and down, but dear GOD, hopefully not the whole 50. ;)
I do often think - if I had Oprah's resources, ie money to afford a personal trainer and personal chef, maybe I'd be under better control. But who knows, maybe not.
I have been baking and sampling way too many Christmas cookies. I promise to weigh again this Friday. Let's just optimistically say I have maintained.
145 .....whoop whoop.....any weight loss in December is great....no matter how small
126.8 At least I'm down a little from last week. :)
147 I was down to 145.5 before my period arrived yesterday and now I feel like I weigh about 40 lbs heavier. Ugh. I only get one or two awful periods a year, why now?
153.5. 11.5 pounds in 5.5 weeks puts me right at 2 pounds per week.
In some ways this has been harder than I expected, and in other ways easier than I expected.
Harder in that I've had to completely re-orient my eating habits. I've never been very good about always ensuring lots of veggies in my diet, and this has forced me to do that. Plus lots of whole grains instead of white flour items, brown rice instead of white, etc.
But it's been easier than I expected in that it's actually working ("it" being the combination of the new eating habits, with my renewed exercise regimen), and I guess I'm a little surprised. My weight has always been a struggle. So, the last 5.5 weeks have been very motivational for me, and given me confidence that I can get to where I want to be.
146!
141.8
Exercise is "spot on" but holiday eating is getting in the way. I know that I have to be good in both areas to lose weight.
Lynette
still in at 151. It has been hard as the in-laws are in town and have been staying with us. Once the holidays are over it will be easier...I hope:D
Ugh--where to start...
Well, I haven't been on much recently. I've been swamped with Church Christmas preparations and taking care of my old dog, Emily, who become very ill with her cancer. We finally had her put to sleep Thursday morning. It broke my heart. I've had her since 1993 and even though I've lost dogs before, it doesn't get easier. I cried for most of the last 2 days. I'm glad we got the new puppy in October, as having her to come home to really helped. I don't know if I could have handled coming home to a "dogless" house. I've pretty much had at least one dog since I was 10 (now 46), so I don't really remember what it's like to not have a "fur-kid."
I had gotten to 202 but the last couple weeks or so have just been really blowing it. The emotions over knowing I was on the verge of losing my old dog were just too much, and I couldn't focus on the diet/exercise for a bit.
I'm still not ready to go back to focusing on it. Still so much going on--work-wise and emotion wise. We're having to eat out a lot because of schedules and numerous church events involving food.
So, I'm taking a break I think through Christmas and then start fresh. I'm trying to watch what I eat but have gained 2 pounds back in the last 2 weeks. Not good I know but too much else happening right now.
Anyway, I'll be back around steady and on the weight loss track after the Christmas 'rush" season is over and things settle down a bit.
Sorry I'm so late. I'll have to go back and read through the thread after this. I'm finally home from school. This week it looks like I'm waaaaay up to 137 and last week I was 132.6. I guess I can't just come home and eat whatever I want huh?
I'll have to start watching what I'm eating better. It's kind of funny how much better I feel when I eat smaller, more reasonable portions. I just let myself eat what I wanted this week and I've been feeling bloated and sluggish.
I hope everyone has been doing better than I have!
SQUIRREL: I'm so sorry about your Emily. What an awful time to go through that. I hope you are feeling better soon -- so many years of great memories, I'm sure. Take care, take the break and try to enjoy all of this holiday stuff -- that IS what it is meant for. Hard to believe that sometimes, huh?
Yesterday 172.4 for me. SLightly down, which at this point is excellent. I'll keep working at it. If I can get through NY's without gaining another 5, I'll consider this good...:rolleyes:
I did finally make myself get on the scales, and it was 140. Not too bad, considering.
148, possibly PMS (I am hoping!)
145....holding steady this week