May & June - Weight Loss Challenge

Hey Kelowna,

I used to use my Tanita until I learned how to use fat calipers for my training class. I use the ones you can use on yourself, which are more accurate than the Tanitas. Tanitas vary on a bunch of different factors like time of day, did you just eat/drink, exercise, etc. The fat pinchers are pretty repeatable too. I actually bought the pair that I use on myself through Amazon, they are called Fat Track Gold and come with a Myotape which is really nice too.
You can't technically take self measurements with 'regular' fat calipers, and these have the correct formulas and they are digital so how can you beat 'dat!

137.5 today. Down 1 pound. I just got a commuter bike last week and have ridden to work 3 times so far. Guess, it must be helping!

The real test will be next weeks weigh in, as my cycle should be starting over the weekend.

Good luck everyone!

Kerry

Back down to 171.6. Trying to get below 170 once again. I CAN do it!

145.5 this morning. Down by 1/2 lb!

I didn't go either up or down this week, stayed put at 206.6. But not going up is good enough for what has been a hard week.

Ha!

It is amazing how motivating posting a few very unflattering pictures can be...

141.0 - down three pounds this week :D

I'm working it, girls!!!!!

Bring it on!

A size 8 jeans, here I come.

A Very Determined Lynette

Ugh. I am the SAME weight I was when I began => 171 lbs. This is frustrating.

Down 1 more. So I'm at 177.5. Not bad since I took a week off from biking and AF has been here all week. I did do my longest ride last Sunday though. 32 miles!

148. I'm back UP the 3 pounds I lost. I'm not surprised, I had a bad stress/eating last 3 days.

151 lbs.

Hopefully my weight won't go up again because its been up and down the whole week.

189.0

This morning, weather is breaking a bit so hopefully riding will keep picking up.

The challenge really helps. Thanks!

No weight loss again this week for mupedalpusher. With inactive thyroid and age, I have to nearly starve myself. Guess I'd better start starving!

Well, considering I ate as I pleased and drank a lot of wine this week, I'm pleased to say 169.0 this am. (That's the pizza from last night hanging on!).

But all thru the week I was at 168 and even below! So I have hope.. just gotta not eat and drink as I please! Especially on Thursday night before weighing in! ;)

Well, I keep bouncing between 149 and 150. I am back down to 149. I will kepp at it.

159.7 yee-haa!:)

Well, let me be the first this week to post ANOTHER gain. :mad: 170.1 First time in my life officially over 170. Sigh. And I've got no one to blame but myself so it's up to me to change it. I've re-evaluated my goals and where I want to be and I'm recommitting to this challenge. I'm taking photos today (good idea Lynette), but I will not be posting them here. I'm too far gone to do that without having some 'afters' to show as well. ;)

Anyway, I felt I needed to put this out there. I *almost* considered either lying or just disappearing for a week or two...:o I decided that coming clean was a better tactic.

119.4 I am ALL over the place. Anywhere from 118.5 - 120.5 I have no idea why. Most of the time, it's around 119.4.

GLC Don't lose heart- good for you for re-evaluationg your goals and getting recommitted!
I gained this week too:( but I totally deserved it
i'm at 150.0- My body looooves this weight- but I really need to be about 15lbs less! that would be a healthier weight for me.
good luck next week! and don't give up!!

KG, you shouldn't worry -- you've been in that two to three pound range for as long as I can remember, and the rest of the planet would LOVE to be stable like that! Not having to deal with a "fat wardrobe" and a "skinny wardrobe" cuz it's just always the same....

I know you say you'd like to be a few pounds lighter, but perhaps at your current age, your body just needs these few pounds! (My bariatrician says I can't really plan to weigh what I did in high school anymore)

I'm not in on the challenge this time, but I'm following the challenge and rooting for you guys!

Today, when we got home from our ride, I asked DH a question: have I lost enough of my butt yet that you can see that there's some muscles in there when I'm riding? He says that's one of those questions that guys can't answer. "If a woman asks any questions about her butt, just don't go there!" Apparently, guys have decided that there's just no way they can not get in trouble -- if they're honest, we don't like it, and if they're more diplomatic about it, they get yelled at for lying to us??

Karen in Boise

What's this challenge thing? I need to lose another 10 kg. Would this help?

GLC1968,

Please don't give up!!!

Please come join me on this journey. We can do this together.

I will be your biggest cheeleader.

Taking pictures is a good idea. It sure has motivated me.

And I am so proud of you for not lying when posting. It is always hard to tell the truth in a situation like this, but you did it anyway. It shows that you have integrity.

So let's get this done! You can do it!!

A Very Determined Lynette

OK. I think I get what the challenge is about. Count me in. I know I'm late joining, but between working out more on the one hand and parties/travel/restaurants on the other hand, I've been stable at 84 kilos (about 185 lbs) since May 1. Now I need to get back at it: eat less, eat right, bike more. I want to lose 4 of those kilos by June 20, then 5 more through the summer.

Welcome Duck on Wheels - the more the merrier! :)

Lynette

Hello, everyone . . . although I dropped out of this challenge, I still read the postings every day and sure do admire all of you. I haven't taken the time to exercise, which is a bummer, I know, but I'll get back to some kind of normalcy soon.

I weighed in Friday morning to see 137.5 (higher than my starting weight), and I about passed out. Free food at work all week plus the stress of a chemistry final Thursday evening plus the ol' pre-cycle bloat, well, ok. But I was still mad.

Saturday morning it was 133.5. So in the space of two days, I went up 1.5lb and down 4lb.

Stupid fickle body water retention. Put me down for the 133.5 and we'll see what happens from there. :confused::confused::confused:

-- gnat! (what I need to learn is how to not set my mood based off the numbers...)

I didn't weigh in this week. We were camping for a week and a half (camper camping, not backpacking). If we had been backpacking, I would gladly weigh-in. As it was, we sat around the camper most afternoons and grazed while DD napped.

Back on track this week! On a positive note, I got a PR at a 10k race this weekend! That was exciting :)

Ugh. Friday morning I was at 164, so I guess that is my official weigh-in for this week, although this morning the scale was up to 166. Drat!!! Sure I had barbecue and beer this weekend, but I also did an hour long kickboxing class and 30 minutes of strength training on Saturday, a 3 mile hike on Sunday, and a 30 mile ride on Monday. What gives? Maybe the extra 2 pounds will magically disappear before this Friday . . . .

Ok, I was at 178.9. I have no idea how I lost more weight since I don't feel like I was all that diligent this week. This makes me worry that next week I'll be back up to where I started. :) But I'll take this for this week and try and use it to motivate me more!

125. water weight is back! :)

We just went out with DH's cousins for a traditional dinner here: potato "dumplings" (big lumps of grated potato and barley flour, boiled in broth til they're the consistency of a tennis ball made from wallpaper paste), with a topping of bacon, melted brown "cheese" (it's actually caramelized whey), and golden syrup. I know. Sounds disgusting. But actually quite tasty. Now the question is ... how much is this gonna weigh :eek: ? Oh well. 2 more days til weigh-in. Tomorrow I'll extend my homeward ride from work to put in an extra hill, or 2 or 3. That should help.

Welcome, Duck! I put you on the chart in lbs, but let me know if you'd rather I switch it to kg.

We are missing a few weigh-in's this week - Did all the US residents get distracted by the long weekend? ;)


Updated chart:
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Thanks GLC1968 for keeping up with our list! We appreciate your help in keeping all the numbers straight!

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Originally Posted by tctrek

Thanks GLC1968 for keeping up with our list! We appreciate your help in keeping all the numbers straight!

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Yes, THANKYOU GLC!

I love seeing how great everyone is doing, it's very encouraging (even when I'm going the wrong way).

I didn't weigh in on time....was in CA running the Western States training run--what a hoot. I did alot of running and did not lose a pound, whats with that? 174.

Laura

Ahem...I weighed in on Saturday (Friday was the last day of trial). Up to 230.0. Could be worse - could be better. My ob gyn (in a very nice way) just educated me on exactly how much weight I've gained in the last few years. It's not pretty ladies.

Ditto!

Thanks GLC - you are helping me stay motivated!

A Very Determined Lynette

Hey all...193 for last week. Looks like a good one this week too. We shall see in the a.m.! Musta been all the watermelon that distracted me!:eek:

Weighed in Thursday cuz I'm out of town Friday.
166.6. Finally got rid of that PMS water weight from last week!

No change this week for me. Still stuck at 206.6. But at least I didn't go up. And hopefully this is the last week I'm working long hours in the lab with no time for bike riding. There is finally light at the end of the PhD tunnel!

Ughhhh, I'm up 2 lbs this week....139.5. I'm hoping it's a combination of things:

1. my period being late
2. commuting to work on a single speed, maybe I'm building more muscle
3. much added stress this last week.

I sure hope that's all it is. Will have to wait and see what happens next week. Hope you all have done better than me this week.

Kerry