May & June - Weight Loss Challenge

[GLC1968]

Well, let me be the first this week to post ANOTHER gain. 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... I decided that coming clean was a better tactic.

[kelownagirl]

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.

[Pika]

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!!

[Kano]

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

[Duck on Wheels]

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

[Over50Newbie]

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

[Duck on Wheels]

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.

[Over50Newbie]

Welcome Duck on Wheels - the more the merrier!

Lynette

[kjay]

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.

[gnat23]

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.

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

[limewave]

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

[cyclingmama]

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 . . . .

[Possegal]

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!

[ikkin]

125. water weight is back!

[Duck on Wheels]

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 ? 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.