January/February weight loss challenge

I think I need to reassess my goal girls. The thing is this: my clothes are a bit looser now but my weight is staying the same. Today I was still at 164? I'm changing a lot of stuff at once. The weight training is definitely firming me up and I have been working on different approaches to cardio too. I'm not sure I have even been under 150 in my adult life, I think I am making my new weight goal 154. Once I get to that and see how I look and feel then I may drop it again but for now this will do. :)

142.1 for me this morning.

Still 179 yesterday... Either my weight has stayed exactly the same (to within 100 grammes!) over 3 weeks of careful eating, having the flu and then training hard, or.... my scales are broken. Some investigation reveals I can vary my weight by about 6kg by standing in different parts of the scales, and 179 is just the number where I would usually stand, lol! Will get another set tonight and try it out :rolleyes:

weighed in this morning. Down to 164.4
It's coming off like molasses, but at least I'm headed in the right direction.

Sorry I'm late. Busy day at the office yesterday. :)

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?...thkey=CLyrwPwI

Thanks for doing the spreadsheet, Possegal!! :)

Happy to help! :)

I was out of town since last Thursday, but believe i was at 138. Thanks PosseGal

171.5 Thanks for doing this Possegal.

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Originally Posted by Tri Girl

weighed in this morning. Down to 164.4
It's coming off like molasses, but at least I'm headed in the right direction.

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TriGirl, how tall are you if you don't mind me asking? I'm still trying to get an idea of what to shoot for on this weight loss??? It kinda looks like we have pretty similar goals tho :) I'm 5'7.

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Originally Posted by WindingRoad

TriGirl, how tall are you if you don't mind me asking?

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Yeah, I'm short. Only 5'3" I *wish* I were 4 inches taller...

My ultimate goal is to be 140 again. I was once 120, but my athletics suffered when I was that tiny. I didn't have the power on the bike and I didn't have it on the run. 140 is where I feel the most comfortable and am able to perform at my best. I still have a long way to go...
Last time I lost all the weight I lost it too fast and it didn't stay off (I lost 2-3 lbs a week). This time I'm purposely taking it slower in hopes that it will last. My goal is 1 lb a week.

It's definitely NOT where the charts say I should be, but we all know height/weight charts don't take into account the athlete. When Arnold was at his Mr. Olympian best, he was considered obese according to the charts. ;)

:(I'm late every week posting my unchanging weight...127. I'm teaching too many classes on the "bike to nowhere" and my eating habits have been haphazard to say the least.

I know better. I'm just embarrassed since I'm a full time personal trainer that is having a hell of a time taking my own advice.:o

189# today. Yippeeeeerre

132.2... Wed seems the best time to weigh in as certain workouts seem to make me retain water for a day and I do these on Wed & Thursday... I seem to remember an earlier discussion on this last year where others experienced this. Am I remembering incorrectly?

164 and s-l-o-w-l-y shrinking :)

Adding in more updates

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I'm in at 137 today. Slow and easy .... moderation!

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189# today. Yippeeeeerre

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Hey girl, you are doing AWESOME!:D

149.6.

My goal this week is to get on the scale every morning. I do so much better when I'm holding my self accountable.

I am at 140.0 this morning. I am finding that losing weight more slowly (.5 pounds per week) is harder than losing 1 pound a week. Maintenance is going to be really hard. I never thought about that before.

151.8 for me this week.

Thanks, Possegal!

131.4 today-- moving in the right direction!

189.2

230.6

I'm probably the only person in the room who gains weight after long rides. I was 229.2 yesterday morning. One 12-mile bike ride later...230.6. Go figure.

Roxy

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230.6

I'm probably the only person in the room who gains weight after long rides. I was 229.2 yesterday morning. One 12-mile bike ride later...230.6. Go figure.

Roxy

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No true at all! I gain weight after long rides/endurance events. I usually do best on the scale the morning after a rest day. I don't know why that is.

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Originally Posted by limewave

No true at all! I gain weight after long rides/endurance events. I usually do best on the scale the morning after a rest day. I don't know why that is.

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I also gain weight after long rides - I think my body holds on to the water for a while. It takes three days for my weight to come down after a long ride.

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230.6

I'm probably the only person in the room who gains weight after long rides. I was 229.2 yesterday morning. One 12-mile bike ride later...230.6. Go figure.

Roxy

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me too! I gained 6 pounds after one century last summer. I sweat a LOT and hardly ate anything of substance for 6 hours so I'm not sure how THAT happened. :rolleyes:

Hanging in at 149 for me. I had a bad/tough cold all week which prevented me from doing much of anything. Next I hope to report 148 or even 146:D

Friday updates.

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I'm late. (It was a loooooong day, full of fail. Actually, this whole week has been pretty sucktastic on multiple fronts.)

220.8

178!!! Okay, so 1lb over 3 weeks is like the worst result ever, but it's probably the first time it's gone downwards in a couple years :D

131.8 :)

Saturday seems a better time to weigh in - it is close than Wed and my body has given up the water it likes to hold from my Wed and Thursday eve workouts/classes...

162.4 :)

Can I join? Just found the thread - hope I'm not too late! I'm starting at 153 lbs...hoping to be 149 lbs by the end of February.

It's been a roller coaster week but today I was 114.6 ...

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Originally Posted by sempernova

Can I join? Just found the thread - hope I'm not too late! I'm starting at 153 lbs...hoping to be 149 lbs by the end of February.

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Never too late to join! I'll add you to the spreadsheet.

Just wanted to say congrats to everyone for working so hard. We're doing GREAT!!:D

I'd love to be a part of this. I last weighted myself about a week or so ago at 121 and measured at 34-27-36. While I am quite happy with the shape of my body I need to get off my lazy butt and tone. I have been making great steps to do this and have been doing yoga at least 4 times a week plus a weekly belly dancing class. I would like to incorporate more bike rides, but since I am not a seasoned rider by any means I am going to wait till the weather warms up a bit.

My real goal is to continue with the 6 days a week workouts, maybe even push to everyday as long as I don't over strain myself.

Here's hoping to following through in 2011!!

Thanks, Lime, Klesko, and Tri Girl. I have no idea why we'd gain weight except that maybe the body is holding onto water because of inflammation of the joints or something...Knot could explain better, I'm sure.

Still, it's frustrating when DH comes in from a long ride and emerges from the bathroom (where the scale is) to announce that he's three pounds lighter, taa daa, and looks at me like why can't I do that?

Feh.

Roxy

A little late, 169.