158lbs.
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158lbs.
Thanks Possegal!
174.5 :)
131...yay! I have been good this week...and three rides, and tons of yard work, mulch spreading, rototilling, and garden planting. I hope I have plenty to do next week to keep this up. I am very happy to say that reading this thread makes me stop and think before I eat something "bad" for me. It is a real motivator. I did NOT :( go to aerobics today, though, as I am preparing for a weekend of guests. ...but I plan to ride this afternoon if I can.
Have a great weekend everybody.
129.5 - no change. I'm rather enjoying eating in maintenance on WW :D, though if actually want to drop the last few pounds I'd better quit eating the extr afew points I've been allotted.
I'm heading to Pendleton for ~225 miles of riding in 3 days. The weather is predicted to be PERFECT, so I'm really looking forward to it!
I've decided to not try to record for WW this weekend, since I'll be out of the house for 3 solid days. Besides no home cooking, I'll also not have access to my computer and I don't feel like keeping track of it all on paper while I'm riding. I'll instead use all of the strategies I've learned over the past 6 months to eat sensibly, listen to my body and trust myself to make good choices all weekend.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend!
Susan
143.5 this week......way toooooooo much birthday cake and ummmmmm sugary alcoholic beverages. Hope to get back on track over the next week, but it will be vacation time at the beach
Well said, Susan!Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
I completely forgot to weigh in this morning (have to hop on the FedEx scale at work since I don't own a scale!) and I've already had a huge mug of tea and big bowl of cereal, so I'm not doing it now. Who knows, after a long weekend of long rides, I might be really happy if I remember to weigh in on Tuesday.
Down one pound this week - 142.5.
Grrr, this is going slowly!
Liza, don't be discouraged from this. Loosing slowly means that you are really learning to adjust to a new style of living, not just droping some pounds that you would eventually gain. I know that it is frusterating, but these little pounds add up and you will be a new and healthy you!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by liza
183.4:)
More updates posted!
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I know I'm almost 3 weeks late but, I just found this thread and I really need to join. I hope I'm not too late. My current weight is 164 and my goal weight is 158 (by July 3). Have a great weekend. Blessings ~
164.6. The little engine that could! SLOWLY but surely.
The sad thing is that over the last 7 days, I haven't worked out at all. I don't think I've done that in probably 10 or 12 yrs. Working two jobs this week, plus added responsibilites at the main one. Too much, no time to over-eat. Or workout. But things are looking up -- more time to myself this next week. I'll use it for working out and getting outside -- NOT for more eating! :)
221. Sigh. At least I can get back on my bike this week. I'm finally cleared to start slowly riding again.
CA
136.2
Lynette
I'm late as well but I'd like to join! My current weight is 136 and my goal weight (by july 3rd) is 130. Right now I'm visiting my parents at home and that's always tough, my mum always likes to feed me yummy food! Plus I don't have my wonderful bike here either, but I'll get out on an old hybrid with my dad, that should be fun.
131.6 slow but steady, that's the key (or at least that's what I keep telling myself!)
153.78 lbs this week, but still trying....:)
It's never too late to join in! I'v added in the new folks. Welcome!
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241!
Yay!!! Awesome work!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by channlluv
Whatever you're doing, keep it up!
Managed to get back to the gym tonight and the scale said 65.5kg.
I've been biking all spring but oddly enough, ever since I started riding hardcore, I stopped paying attention to the scale! Turns out I've probably been over consuming calories because I haven't lost any weight-- granted-- I am aware I've replaced fat with muscle... but there's still plenty of flab to lose!
I'm thus going to pay closer attention and join the May/June weight loss thread :)
Start weight was yesterday with 158 lbs.
Today I woke up at 157.5.
oooohhh question: is the goal for the end of june? or goal in general?
If it's the goal in general, my goal is 140.
We put the goal down for each 8-week period. Personally, I find it a bit easier to take it in small increments. :) So for this challenge, it is the goal for 3 July. And welcome!
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Awesome and thanks :cool:
I am going to shoot for 148 by July 3rd! Big goal, I know... but I've done it before and I know I can do it!
172.1 for me last week.
Wow - -glad I weighed in before the weekend. A long weekend of eating and drinking, some working out, but a hard work week before that, and low and behold... I gained 2 lb in 4 days! Lots of work to do before this week's weigh in! Ugh. I hate holidays -- they always disrupt the routine that is working.
I gained a little after my first tri.....didnt refuel properly. Then on sunday I road 38 miles....need to learn to refuel better.....afraid to weigh....at least I have a few more days to work on it!Quote:
Originally Posted by jesvetmed
Tina
I did another century this weekend, and then two shorter rides, but I'm afraid to weigh myself. Feeling down and don't want to add to it. So, how about if I just judge on if I can zip up the dress I'm trying to get into by July? Two weeks ago, it wouldn't zip. :(
That's a great judge. You can't let a scale alter your mood when you're a hard working lady! Go by look and fit!
220.5
Not exercising. Eating garbage...what do I expect? :mad: I can't even find time to ride! I promised myself a ride today and it is raining. I get a lil nervous riding in the rain on my skinny tires!
I agree with Reesha - go with how you FEEL in your clothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedal Wench
I'm only 4 pounds lighter now than I was 6 weeks ago. BUT, I've lost an inch off my hips, 1/2 inch off my waist and 1/2 inch off my bust in those 6 weeks. All that exercising YOU'RE doing is making you fitter and stronger too, and building more muscle. If the scale never budges, but your body changes shape as a result of all that fitness, you should celebrate it! So yes, using the "zipper method" of determining progress towards a goal is just as valid (perhaps more so!) than using a number goal.
Keep your chin up. :) You're a mileage rock star!
Susan
I thought I'd take a minute and report in on how I did with this goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
I think I'd give myself a B-.
Today is my WW weigh day, and the scale tells me I'm exactly the same weight as last week. So that pulled up the grade.
Pulling *down* the grade is how I feel I handled myself at the food stops on the ride. I didn't make *terrible* choices, but I also think I could have made better ones. For example, at the "Western" themed food stop - I should have stopped at one s'more, but they were so yummy that I had two! At the "OSU Tailgate Party" themed food stop, I made mostly good choices: a baked potato, half of a grilled burger (gave Jeff the other half), some fruit... But then they also had 5 different kinds of cookies to choose from. I couldn't decide, so..... I'm unhappy to report that all 5 flavors were fantastically delicious, especially the peanut butter cookie. :o
Clearly, 225 miles and ~15,000 feet of climbing burned off the excesses, but I still wish I could have exercised a little more self control. You know - two cookies instead of five! :D
I think you are being too hard on yourself. You didn't gain any weight, you made good or okay choices most of the time and now that you are back home you will continue to make good choices. Imho I think that is what we are all trying to do. If I had made good or okay choices most of the time I wouldn't be 184 lbs but I made more bad choices thus the need for me to diet now. My goal is to be able to eat whatever I want sometimes and eat healthy most of the time and sometimes I am just gonna wanna eat 5 different cookies. Life and food would be pretty boring without good and bad choices.
Well said! That is probably why I won't ever be a size 6 again, but life is short, and there ARE good cookies out there! This is why I exercise... ok, it's only ONE of the reasons, but it's a big one!Quote:
My goal is to be able to eat whatever I want sometimes and eat healthy most of the time and sometimes I am just gonna wanna eat 5 different cookies. Life and food would be pretty boring without good and bad choices.
You all are doing GREAT! Weight loss or not, we are all working to make our health more positive -- that's what matters! Keep it up everyone! Oh, and PEDAL WENCH: if you want, I can sneak in and loosen that dress a little -- then you can zip it up and feel FANTASTIC!
Coming from someone as successful as you've been, this is just making me smile. Thank you. It's frustrating and that's why I don't own a scale. I've done a century every weekend this month, so I'm the poster child for balancing calories in and calories out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Susan Otcenas
Thanks!
I thought of that! I bought it for my brother's wedding last year. Couldn't zip it then either and got into it in time. So, I know I can do it. But, if not, maybe just a little bit around the bust...:oQuote:
Originally Posted by jesvetmed
I learned that there's a huge difference between junior and real-woman sizes. This dress is 4 sizes bigger than my jeans - I don't get it. Apparently, juniors don't have ribs. Or are they like baby's heads - they're still soft and squishy.
I have to stop weighing myself every day! It's making me crazy when it doesn't budge. I usually blame the fact that I haven't relieved myself of dinner the night before when I step on the scale in the morning :o
Today will be a very disciplined day. 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg for breakfast with a splash of Bragg's liquid aminos for taste! I'm not sure what lunch is going to look like... it's end of the year workshops at school and I think the cafeterias are closed!
175.8
I had a rough week this week. I was hungry but couldn't figure out what my body wanted so I ate more than usual. I noticed my HR was up so I figured that I was starting to overtrain and that's why I was eating my way out of the house.
Next week is another week. :)
219 this week. Not what I hoped for, but still progress...
CA