117.4
Same zone as the last few weeks, but much better than 118-119 from Sunday until yesterday.
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117.4
Same zone as the last few weeks, but much better than 118-119 from Sunday until yesterday.
134.8. Just glad I didn't gain this week... cooler weather equals baking for me. Whipped up a loaf of cinnamon bread, which, thankfully, DH demolished after I had just a single slice.
188.8...gained about 3 lbs since last week.
I was stuck in a business conference in Puerto Rico all week...eating garbage because the food was terrible and not exercising. I'm hoping to get it back off this next week. I've really got to buckle down on my carb eating. :(
Heading in to do some updating. Sorry for not being sure to post the link on each page. I do try and do that so that people don't have to go back too far if they want to check in on it. But you've all been very talkative. :)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...hl=en_US#gid=0
It is always OK to join in at any time! Welcome aboard. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
153.
My goal is still to be in the low 140's for my first marathon of the year on 11/20. I know from the past I lost very quick at the beginning, so I expect to slow down from 2-3 pounds a week soon. I did get into some smaller pants this week, that felt good!
144.2. Fluctuating like mad, having a cold etc.
I had my 6-week checkup today and am cleared for any and all activity I want to do (though I get occasional muscle pain where the surgery scar is, so it's not yet all back to normal).
After all the great reviews on this & other threads about the new Points Plus plan, I went ahead and joined Weight Watchers. I had pretty good success with it many moons ago with the old plan (online), but this time around I thought I'd give meetings a try.
I enjoyed the meeting I attended yesterday, and the leader is an absolute hoot.
And I do really like the new plan and it's emphasis on fresh fruits & vegetables. It's going to take a bit of adjusting; turns out yesterday I ate only 17 out of the 29 points allotted to me*. Um, ooops? :o
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Here's a fabulous recipe that I made for dinner last night, but instead of sweet potatoes I used butternut squash. And I used 1 tbsp cannola oil instead of 2 tbsp grapeseed oil. And I used curry powder instead of turmeric.
Cauliflower with Sweet Potatoes
Best I can figure, this comes out to about 1 point per (very large) serving. No wonder I went under my points total, heh ...
*I suppose next time I'm in danger of going under the daily points, I could have a beer (5 points; yes that's one of the first things I looked up :D)
Oh, and activity points. Goodness. I went out for a nearly 2-hr ride today and the system wanted to give me 17 actvity points. Hmmm. I plugged in 1 hr instead and gave myself 11 APs. And I should in theory use those today. Maybe I'll have a tiny bit of the incredible Rogue River Blue cheese we picked up during our trip to Ashland last week. Heh.
I'm at 188. This week has been hard, my hip and back has been sore a lot so still no riding. But I am becoming a good swimmer because I have to swim daily so I can function. Who knows maybe once I heal maybe I will do a tri???I think I have abs again, I can't see them yet but I know they are in there somewhere cuz they are sore today:)
Good job everyone! I'm impressed how many are doing this and reporting. The last challenge I did at work it was had to get people to report weekly even though they volutarily signed up for it. Thanks again Posse gal for the spreadsheet.
Jobob- I find with the new program I do have more days I am under my points. Or I feel like I ate everything I saw and barely go over. At first I wasn't sure I liked it but I am having great success with it. I had lost a lot of weight on the old plan in 2003-2004 and kept myself down in maintenance although not as thin as I was. So I know it works and will help me get where I feel good about being.
I also try to keep my activity in check, the road biking seems extremely inflated. I usually just use the less than 12 mph setting online or perceived effort. And I swap those daily not bank them because that doesn't make sense to me. Good luck!
180 for me this week.
Period week, and hoping/feeling that there's some water/bloat weight in there and it'll knock off a couple more pounds in a few days...
219.6, just a little late with the reporting. Tough week at work and no time for exercise. Whenever I was tempted by snacks to keep going, reminded myself that getting fatter won't make work any less stressful. The mantra seemed to help. Hoping to do even better next week by getting some more exercise in too.
I was 138.2 this morning. That is a lot, but it could be worse, considering how little I have been exercising and how much I have been eating.
I'd like to join too... I have had some health issues and then just got plain lazy :rolleyes: I am at 172 right now and would like to be at 164 by the end of October... ::cool:
Hi trac !
Hi Jobob!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
Never too late to join! Welcome.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...hl=en_US#gid=0
Finally weiging in (I'm away for the weekend)
Been avoiding my scales as I didn't want to see the damage :(
Plucked up some courage and its not as bad as I thought -148
I seem to be on a bit of a yo-yo of late.....
I am 139.6 this morning - the wrong direction. I have found that if I eat whatever I want to/feel like it works out to about 2500 calories a day - 300-400 more calories a day than I burn, even with cycling. In October, my goal will be to average less than 2000 calories a day. I really need to get my stress eating under control.
I am 116 this morning. The same as two weeks ago but less than last week. I don't know yet if I have broken my plateau.
Weight loss plateau's effect just about every one losing weight at the 6 to 9 month point. Here I am right on schedule in the ninth month. It is a risky time because the weight loss rewards are just not there.
152. It's going to be a miracle if I make my goal this challenge. Ah well, my clothes are fitting great!
231.4 this morning.
4 pounds down, total (for this challenge, anyway).
Almost half way to my goal!
Great job, Ellen! Are you still running? Wanna do a 5k together this winter? :)
I don't have a scale available to me (I'm traveling for work) but my last weigh in was on Tuesday at 147.3, so lets use that for this week. I'll be doing a Wednesday weigh in next week as well (traveling again), so this may be a trend for me! :p
224 for me this week! Would have been better, but had some dental work that knocked me out of exercise for a bit.
I didn't check in last week because I went on a long weekend trip to run a 10K race in Banff, AB. I weighed in when I returned to find that I had gained 8 pounds :eek: over the course of 3 days. I know the sodium in the camping food I was eating contributed, but I still thought that was a scary amount. I will definitely be modifying my typical camping food for my next trip (as much as I can, since we tend to backcountry more often that not).
Diet was okay this week, but not perfect, and I weighed 142 this morning. I need to get my eating figured out if I am going to lose any weight this challenge.
228.8
One and a half weeks of complete compliance on South Beach, up to yesterday, and I gained two pounds from last week. Hmm.
My doctor took me off my blood pressure meds because my bp dropped too low - 87/52 - after the first six days on South Beach and lots of varied exercise (swimming, step class, yoga, bike ride, Zumba).
The bp meds are also a diuretic, so I'm guessing the added weight is probably just water.
I'm going for a bike ride today. I'm hoping it settles out over the next week. These headaches and crying fits are wearing me out. Yesterday was nearly completely wiped out by non-stop crying...how do I shut these demons off?
I ate a peanut butter sandwich on low glycemic sprouted grain bread, with honey apple butter instead of jelly. It made me feel more even. That's all I've "cheated" this last week and a half.
The SB people say you should lose 7 - 13 pounds in the first two weeks. We'll see.
Roxy
So far so good. My first week's weight in at WW was 161.2
That's key for me. Numbers are all well & good, but what really matters to me is how my pants are fitting. And I don't like them to be snug. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by limewave
144.
Tomorrow is October 1st, the beginning of my Ironman Canada training program. I gave myself September off, and am looking forward to getting back into a regular routine.
Susan
136.2....sigh
120.6. Slow and steady, that's the way to go...
117.4 lots of exercise but having a hard time staying really focused when I'm hungry....
Grrr...back to 135.
145.8 this morning. As opposed to 144.4 yesterday. Still lots of noise related to water retention, and no actual progress.
177.
At least it's not up from last week.... I feel good this week, and clothes are definitely fitting differently (not necessarily better, a couple shirts look kind of tent-like in places.....I'm down 20 from a couple months ago) so I'll take it.
Next week could be tough, the boyfriend will be out of town (so less accountability on dinners and more grab-it-on-the-way-home food) and work will be crazy....I have to finish writing an exam, and deal with 180+ undergrads taking their first bio exam....we'll see how all of that goes.
154. Wrong way.
I stuck to program so not panicking yet. Trying to be even more diligent about tracking. Should be hard, racing and camping this weekend. Of course that does mean high calorie burn Sunday.
185.4 today. I've taken off the couple of lbs I put on in Puerto Rico and a tiny bit more. I'm satisfied with that. :)
Getting caught up.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...hl=en_US#gid=0
Sure! I'm still really slow, though. My faststest pace so far has been a 13:56 mile.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Today I weigh 143.6. Probably because I slept late and weighed myself around noon -- I always weigh less when I sleep late.Quote:
Originally Posted by ny biker
But still, up a 1 lb in a day, then down 2 lbs in a day. Nuts.