January/February weight management challenge

[Possegal]

Next two months of our weight management challenge!


Let me know
(1) if you want to join in
(2) what your weight is on Friday the 6th of January (or whatever day works best for you)
(3) what your goal weight is for the 2nd of March - if you want to, if you don't want to set a goal like that, then no worries.

I'll post the link to the chart later in the week.

[jobob]

Oooh, I'm first? Yikes!

In that case, let me be the first to say Thank You So Much to Possegal for running this challenge!

And Happy New Year, all. Onward!

(1) Yep, I'm in. I really appreciate the support and the accountability.

(2) My Weight Watchers weigh-in today was 153.6; that'll be my start weight.

(3) My goal weight for this challenge is 148.
Which also happens to be my WW goal weight. I'm going to reach goal by the beginning of March, dagnabbit!!!

[Catrin]

137 today I've been working my butt off, so I suspect water retention.

By the end of Feb my goal remains 132. I've GOT to get through this...

[goldfinch]

It is Friday! And a new year for the challenge!

I am 108.2 today. I am now in maintenance mode rather than having a weight loss goal. So, I guess that means I start off with a yellow square. My goal is to not exceed 110 pounds.

[SAMbike]

Thank you for organizing this!! I'm in. Starting weight: 116.5. Goal weight: 110.

[Giulianna23]

198 still..didn't lose any since last Friday but no workouts what so ever since then. Glad I didn't gain after the long Holiday weekend food ,alcohol etc etc.

My goal to the end of Feb is from 198 to 180. This time I am really going to work out like a beast at the gym. And I am totally getting rid of the rice pasta and bread.

[Susan Otcenas]

137 today I've been working my butt off, so I suspect water retention.

By the end of Feb my goal remains 132. I've GOT to get through this...

Don't worry, you'll find your mojo.

I *finally* got my mojo back. After (too many) months of thinking about getting back on track and hoping to getting back on track, and expending energy worrying and beating up on myself for not being back on track .... I'm finally back on track! I've been scrupulously weighing, measuring, biting and writing for the last 11 days. Down 3.5 pounds already. :-) It's nice to see the hard work rewarded with a big bump at the beginning of my efforts.

I know it will slow down a bit from here (as it should) but that's OK. I can deal with it. Ever since Ironman Canada went from being "next year" to being "this year" it got a whole lot easier to ignore the treats, decline the desserts, take smaller portions, weigh my food, etc. I have ZERO doubt I will make my intermediate and longer term weight goals for this year. WW worked for me 3 years ago and I have every reason to think that diligently following it again will be equally successful.

[Catrin]

I think it is perhaps time to start weighing/measuring food. My diet is solid, but I may well be consuming more than I think I am. I write down everything I eat - and I mean everything - and it looks really good in Lose It when I look at nutrition splits and so forth. I am not hungry so I don't think the problem is not enough calories, and my thyroid levels are fine so THAT isn't the problem. I exercise most days...

So that pretty much leaves portion sizes and another good look at how much bread I eat. I love bread...and it may well be that I am eating too much. Portions aren't large, but perhaps they are larger than I think Time to get a food scale.

[VeganBikeChick]

Alright, I'm finally joining. I was ashamed to post my weight but need to be accountable. I'm slowly losing weight by cutting out processed foods and carbs (rice, pasta, potatoes, starchy things) and desserts (satisfying my sweet tooth with a piece of dark chocolate instead), bulking up on fruits and veggies, and drinking lots and lots of water and running. I'm 5'4; my highest weight 3 years ago was 212. Since then I've been fluctuating, but have been consistently weighing for the past 3 months and have managed to lose 15 pounds since my start.

Current weight: 175.4
Goal weight: 135-140.

If I get to my goal weight, it will be the least I've ever weighed as an adult.

[Susan Otcenas]

So that pretty much leaves portion sizes and another good look at how much bread I eat. I love bread...and it may well be that I am eating too much. Portions aren't large, but perhaps they are larger than I think Time to get a food scale.

Even after 3+ years of WW, I still use my food scale. Because, I find that when I get away from it for a while, portion size creeps. Now that I'm back on, I have two scales. One on my countertop at home, and one on the countertop at work. Everything gets weighed. Today I had a spinach salad for lunch, with 2 ounces of sauteed chicken. Not 1.5 ounces, or 3.2 ounces or whatever my brain thinks LOOKS likes 2 ounces, but 2-point-0 real ounces.

WW's points tracker will let you track a "medium" sweet potato, but really, do YOU know what that means? I sure don't. But when I weigh it and get 250 grams, I can put exactly that into the tracker and get an accurate point value for it. Then I know I stay on track.

Some people really rebel against the whole weighing and measuring thing, but I like it. It's very black and white. Concrete. No excuses. :-)

[Possegal]

Sorry for the delay folks.

Here is the link (let me know if anyone has trouble). I'm going back now to update!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...UR5clpNUjlMSHc

OK, I think I'm caught up. But if you think I missed your weight in there, just holler and I will go back and check. You ladies were quite chatty while I was working and traveling.

Welcome to new folks. It is never to late to join in!!

[Possegal]

Updating again.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...UR5clpNUjlMSHc

[Susan Otcenas]

I forgot to post my weight last Friday, but there was no change. Hoping for a better result this week (though, after Saturday night's cocktail party at a friend's house, I may have totally sabotaged my week....

Susan

[Veronica]

I don't think one day is a complete sabotage. Did you have fun? If yes, then no big deal. If no, well... we'll have to talk. Have you gotten back on track? Yeah, I figured you had.

Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed; look back on Saturday evening as a pleasure - not a guilty pleasure, a pleasure. Then get on you bike and ride!

Veronica

[Susan Otcenas]

I don't think one day is a complete sabotage. Did you have fun? If yes, then no big deal. If no, well... we'll have to talk. Have you gotten back on track? Yeah, I figured you had.

Life is meant to be lived and enjoyed; look back on Saturday evening as a pleasure - not a guilty pleasure, a pleasure. Then get on you bike and ride!

Veronica

Yes, had a great time, with wonderful friends. It was all worth it!

I do sometimes get into the "guilty pleasure" mindset, and need the occasional reminder to lighten up a little, so thanks! It's hard to reconcile that against the "don't let what you want now get in the way of what you really want" mode I'm trying to be in, though. It's a delicate balance!