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I am not the only one w/ a GOOD start--way to go gals!:)
I am not sure I trust the scale this AM--down to 118.4 (I think I was 120.8 last week).
It was a FULL week of workouts...in fact today is my first "rest day". Yippee!
I have been watching what I eat (better) and less wine (that one is hard!).
I'll won't be surprised if my weight goes up a bit next week...I am not sure how real this weight loss is. I'll take it...I feel pretty good today!:D
Good luck to all this weekend!
Kelownagirl, I've started a chart to track minutes/miles/etc. After everyone checks in, I'll compile and post Week One physical and food goals. Some ladies are tracking time, some miles, but we'll get something posted.Quote:
Originally Posted by kelownagirl
PJ
Same as last week. 169
:rolleyes:
Good news, bad news...
Bad news first. 135 this morning. Down a measly .6 of a pound. Drank a LOT of water this week because it was so hot, and I do tend to retain it (but am also up at least twice a night to rid myself of some of it :rolleyes:), so I'd love to attribute the lack of scale movement to water weight. Time will tell.
Good news - logged 102 outdoor and 27 indoor miles this week. Plus two 1/2 hour weight workouts.
My frustration is that I exercise almost daily. These are good calorie-burning rides that I do. I know the weight sessions are building muscle. I can feel it. But that middle-aged layer of insulation on top of the muscle will NOT budge. Adding to the frustration, I rarely eat traditionally "bad" foods. I know what food portions look like and adhere to them for the most part. I track breakfast and lunch calories using calorieking.com, so I know what I'm left with at the end of the day and can gauge dinner accordingly. I had an appointment with a nutritionist last fall and we figured out my BMR based on my lifestyle, and the range of calories I need to stay within to lose weight.
So I guess it's time to tweak the calories and/or what I am eating because as much as I enjoy riding, I don't want to spend all my weekend time on the bike. I guess I can add another 1/2 hour of weights.
So I'll make a few little changes and see what happens in the weeks to come.
Big ups to all who have had positive results this week. Keep up the good work. I hope I have something to brag about next time.
Hello everyone. Just knowing that you're all out there gave me lots of motivation this week. Thank you all.
Starting weight: 140
This morning: 138
Bike Miles: 93 miles
Fitness Walking Miles: 8 miles
Have a great week!
OMG, hermitclub, you are amazing! I wish I could do half what you do! Very impressive.
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Originally Posted by bambu101
Oooh, I'll have to look for this one! It sounds good!
I forgot to weigh this morning! :o I woke up late and had to be here early for an interview - so I jumped in the shower without thinking. I'll weigh tomorrow and post then.
You guys are totally inspiring me with all the milage posting and all the SB discussion. I'm going to up my effort going forward. H is on board as well. We've both got weight to lose and a desperate need to get into shape quickly. Crater Lake Century - we WILL conquer you! :p
Down 1.5 to 185.
When I got home from the store yesterday, I was hungry. I could've microwaved something but then realized "hey, I have all this GOOD food and I should eat that". I had a whole wheat pita with hummus, cucumber, and tomato. It was good :D
Fridays are quirky for workout totals but using last friday to yesterday, I:
ran 3 1/2 hours total
rode 2 1/4 hours total
swam 1 1/2 hours
It's great to see that everyone is doing so well.
Today I'm running 9 miles then going to swim. When I get home, I'm going to start cooking and packaging SB food for lunches next week. I can't wait!
Well done teigyr! :cool:
Only down a quarter pound (to 134.5), but I went out for dinner last night, and the restaurant had absolutely delicious bread, which is one of my weaknesses.
Planning to do a 35-miler this Sunday with my bike club, but since it's also our club picnic, whatever I burn off during the ride, I'll probably more than make up for at the picnic!
Wow, I completely forgot to weigh this morning. Middle of the day weight on a full belly and fully clothed is 159.8 AND it is THAT time of the month - so - I think I have actually lost a bit of weight this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flybye
Fitness:
7/5 5K Fun Run
7/6 Sitting around like a slug
7/7 3 Mile Run/Walk
7/8 Weights and 1 Mile Run
7/9 Weights and 3 Mile Run/Hike
7/10 Mow the lawn, 1 Mile Hike, 6 Mile Bike
7/11 Rest
Holding at 140 this morning. It's been an unusually rough week.
I was only able to commute to work once this week, but I did get in a road ride, too. Total of 35 miles in about 2 1/2 hours, between the two.
Two dog walks and a walk around the zoo - 2 1/2 hours.
I've eaten terribly this week, so I don't even want to go there.....
Kerry
149 for me..Still staying focused on 140.
179.0 down 0.5
I'll try to do better next week. Only thing, Ill be in Nashville all week for an annual conference. I'll make a commitment to get some exercise every day. The hotel was remodeling the exercise room last year. I like to get up early and get my exercise before sitting in a meeting all day.
Okay no change this week bummer I will try harder for next friday. 178 and holding:(
148.0 - no change
but! my friend and I rode our regular course (34 miles, rolling hills and plenty of traffic lights) at average 17.5 mph. A new course record... She's ridden it at 18 drafting behind her DH. But when it's us two we don't allow drafting (she's a triathlete so it's mostly for her benefit...I personally would love to draft lol)
I love the mentality. I was reading over the book last night (the cookbook, not the diet) and I can see why and where we fail when we diet. I also really like the fact the food is GOOD. I also like the fact that there are no limitations except for eating healthy and fresh food (that's pretty much the impression I got. That and wine is ok!!!)
Today I made the Vegetable Quiches. They are fantastic though I think I will double the batch next time. They will be gone quickly. Tonight I'm making chicken tenders with a cilantro/chili/lime sauce. It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be (I'm a kitchen spazz) and it is good.
Thank you Jobob and everyone else who recommended this!!!
Ok, I'm a convert.
No change this week: 171
I'm actually ok with that -- for this week. Last weekend was a 3 day party complete with junk food and no exercise, so the rest of the week was apparently spent working it off.
Last week: 96 cycling miles. Tomorrow is another 60 - yippee! :D
I knew there was something I forgot to do: 200 lbs.
159.5 :eek: ... but I have excuses :p
Don't worry if you haven't lost on week 1 - sometimes it takes a couple of weeks for an actual loss to show up.
Good work everyone!
Have a great week - back next saturday!
XO
Starting weight: 141.9
This week's weight: 143.2
Technically I suppose that's a gain, but it's still within my normal "flex range". I know all the holiday bbqs, birthday parties, and that year old anniversary cake didn't help though. Need to balance all this celebrating with more exercise though, so my short term goal is to be back under 141.9 next week.
Keep up all the hard work ladies! Getting started is always the hardest part in my opinion!
Today's wt: 164.2, 34% BF
Slowly but surely! No time to eat at work this week... makes a world of difference when I'm not snacking a lot!
I weighed yesterday morning when I first got up or shortly there after and my starting weight was 240 and yesterday it was 243. I cannot imagine how I managed to gain 3 lbs. I am so disgusted. Seems like everytime I start really making an effort to lose this happens and then I get disgusted and quit, and then I will lose a bit again, but never much. I just get back down to like where I started and then don't lose again.
Oh well, I'm guess that gives me an extra 3 lbs to lose.
Hang in there DDH, you can do it and please don't give up. :D
Here's an interesting take on weight loss for athletes, in Joe Friel's Blog.
http://www2.trainingbible.com/joesbl...ight-loss.html
This was a good article, thanks for sharing. I'll take a few of these things into account as I work thru my efforts.
PJ
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Originally Posted by DDH
Hey, DDH, hang in there! There are lots of reasons that a woman's weight will flucutate (female issues, bowels, retaining water, etc.) Just stay the course. Do you write down your food intake daily? Not to chastise yourself for something that may not be the healthiest, but more so you can track how many vegies, fruits, proteins, water you are taking in. Save the sheets for the week, it you find you lost weight that week, hang on to that weeks sheets and try to do them again.
Stay the course ... keep logging your miles, your calories in/calories out, only weigh yourself once a week ... daily flucuations are tough to watch. Hang on, we're all here for you! ;)
PJ
Thanks girls, I'm not giving up. I did not keep track this first week, nor did I get much in the way of exercise in. It was a bad start week, so I need to do better next week. I have been way to busy running errands and had to have another mammogram cause they thought they saw something, so that was stressful, and had to have more blood work for my thyroid issue so that sometime before next year maybe I will get to see the endocrinologist. Plus I started my period last week, so all in all, it wasn't a good week for me. LOL
I still don't' like that I gained weight though.
I will do better next week. Thanks for the encouragement.
Abbie, I'm with you ... "flex range" is important to remember. I usually play with with 3-5 pounds as long as in a couple months, it gears its self to the downward side ...Quote:
Originally Posted by callmecrazy
How many do you play with?
PJ
Gosh, DDH, with a week like that ... don't sweat it. Just stay the course, it will all even itself out. Shoot for an improvment this week over last and you'll be just fine.
:D
DDH, you had quite the week. Continue to stay focused and take small steps towards the changes you want.
I give myself 2-3 pounds in either direction as general flex, and don't consider it as a gain or loss. I also weigh myself twice a day so I can keep close tabs on where I am at. This way I know if a strikingly high or low number is "real" or just an effect of something like hydration or bowels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tabby
Hello everyone! Yesterday was crazy busy so I didn't get my numbers logged in. I was very good and stayed on my Detox diet and it paid off. :D The scale showed 165.5 yesterday. Whooohoooo! I don't honestly expect to lose again this week, heck I'll be happy if I just maintain. The crazy thing is I wasn't hungry except for the days I rode which was only 2 days thanks to a head cold. Biking miles were 62 which puts me behind my goal but I know I plan to build up miles so I'll make it up.
Starting weight: 171
Weigh in: 165.5
Bike Miles 62
Hiking Miles 3 with 800ft climb
I'm in Seattle this weekend for soccer so I'm just trying to stay away from the junk food. Any bike shops that I HAVE to hit while I'm here? I think I'll have some time on Monday after games.
Have a great week everyone!
Lora
It's great to see someone post the BF%. I just got a new scale and it shows BF%, bone mass, hydration and BMI. I've heard scales don't do an accurate BF% but it'll be nice to look for a downward trend. It shows me at 32.8%. Do you have a scale that measures or did you have it done somewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by jesvetmed
Lora
Down another pound, this weeks weight 135. I've been on a consistent 1 lb per week loss for several weeks...I figure I'm headed for a plateau soon.
Hi,
I am on the vacation - my parents visited usa for the first time and I am taking them around west USA - Death Valey, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyon Land... Tomorrow we are going for a rafting trip from Bluff, UT. So, I have no means to weight myself but please keep me in the chart. I will post my weight next week.
Btw, where is link for the chart?
Thank you,
Martina
Week 1: 186 (down 1)
Activity : 0 ( so depressing)
You got that right. I have never been that sick in my life. Tues and Wed I was seriously ready to head to a hospital!!! I will spare the gory details but I haven't thrown up that badly I think ever. Scary.
So if I took my weight earlier in the week, wow that would of been like..5 lbs off...but instead I'm holding at 1 lb which I figured.
I had wanted to ride a little but I just figured come back strong in Week 2. I went to pick up my commuter bike from the bike shop and I could barely get it racked on my Jeep this past Friday. That and I was sweating like crazy. The guys at the LBS said I looked horrible. Thanks.
You guys doing the SB have inspired me to look at it again. I transitioned from ex cookie junkie to clean eater through help from SB and Sugar Busters. I liked SB especially the ricotta cheese n choc chip 'dessert'. I think it's a great way to eat, except their packaged food is really bad sodium and preservative wise, which I found disappointing. Their packaged pizza is off the charts sodium wise and even TASTES salty!!! But the incorporation of the GI to help you choose foods is so great, it makes it easy to be successful. I think that is the book that taught me to use carbs like rice as a 'condiment' rather than a huge helping of it and load up on veggies instead.
Wow, Dirt Girl, sorry about being sick, but glad you've bounced back. Take it easy getting back to your routine .. eat healthy!Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeDirtGirl
PJ
This week's results: 5 rides totaling 4:13 minutes, approx 40 miles total this week, est 2700 calories. Weigh in tomorrow. I don't expect a change, but I'm going from 0 exercise to this