July/August - Weight Loss Challenge

[GLC1968]

Hopefully this'll work. My usual photo server is down at the moment...


(crap - sorry it's so small! I'll fix it once the server is back up!)

Anneimall - consider yourself a part of our challenge! Welcome!

MightyMo - no hurry. As long as you post by lunch time (PST) on Mondays, then I'll get it on the chart.

Here's to a great week ahead, everyone!!

[tctrek]

Something I have learned since I started my quest to lose weight back in November, 2007 is to set tiny goals. In the beginning, I was so impatient to lose the 3-5 pounds a week that you see on those ads on TV and in the magazines. If others can lose that much weight in a week, why can't I? I'm a good person, I'm not eating that much, why did I gain weight this week? I figured it out -- because those ads are all b.s., that's why!

There's really only one way to lose weight -- eat right and move your body. You can starve yourself or deprive yourself of entire food groups (like carbs), but if you aren't eating balanced, lots of fresh foods, drinking lots of water, eating every few hours, being healthy, you either won't lose weight at all, or you will lose it and put it right back on.

So, I have learned to set tiny goals where I can give myself a big "atta girl". I am still impatient and I know I would give up if I had to wait 8 weeks to hit a goal, so the tiny goals are week-by-week. Like the goal to drop from one "decade" of weight to the next. I remember when I was at 170 pounds and I just wanted to get to 169 so that I was out of the 170 decade! What a high that was to leave that 170 behind. Now, I am at 140 pounds and riding my bike as fast as I can to 139! Am I ever going to walk a foot off the floor when I am in the 130's again -- haven't been there in 10 years!! Another little goal I set is increasing the number of miles I ride each week or decreasing how long it takes me to do one of my favorite rides. I set the tiny goal and then write it down and plan for how to attack it.

What's your tiny goal? The one you can hit in maybe a week definitely in less than 2 weeks? What's the one little thing you can do and be proud of your accomplishment and excited to go to the next little goal?

[hermitclub]

What's your tiny goal? The one you can hit in maybe a week definitely in less than 2 weeks? What's the one little thing you can do and be proud of your accomplishment and excited to go to the next little goal?

That is great advice. Instead of setting yourself up for disappointment, you set yourself up for victory. Thanks for sharing.

[Possegal]

UGH, 178.6 for me. Though there could be some, shall we say, biological reasons for a slight uptick.

[deeaimond]

I'm sorry i've been MIA. I'm currently at 135.5lbs. i weighed in yesterday at the clinic when i went to get my head checked. Got into a minor altercation with a moving car and had my head bumped ard a little bit. thank god it was all slow mo so apart from a few bruises and a strained neck i'm fine. But my front wheel is slightly bent, so now I feel worried about riding.. its all in the head when the gear's even slightly off... feel completely out of form. will be spending some time sorting out the insurance payments. my laptop computer was rather badly damaged... and the lady could not afford a private settlement. So I'll need to make a claim on her insurance.. sigh... Hopefully I can get back to riding soon. Cheerios!

[GLC1968]

Deeaimond - I hope you are ok! That sounds really awful... take care of yourself.

I've updated the chart and got it on my normal server, so that it's visible:

[deeaimond]

Thanks GLC.

I'm alright mostly, its just that all this running around to make claims is really running me ragged.

I realise that the numbers i submitted make me look like i lost 10 lbs in one week. But i think the initial reading was just off, the weighing scale is broken. I think the first week's reading should be 140lbs or something like that. I didn't lose much weight.

(and now that my bike is in the shop and I've got this stupid neck strain I wonder when I can ride again...*sniff* *reach for rocky road ice cream*)

[Tabby]

Sorry about not getting up the exercise chart up this past week. I've had some family issues that monopolized my time. I'll get on it for this weigh in and get it up. I'll even try to load it properly within the post.

PJ

[kelownagirl]

Sorry about not getting up the exercise chart up this past week. I've had some family issues that monopolized my time. I'll get on it for this weigh in and get it up. I'll even try to load it properly within the post.

PJ

No worries, family comes first!!!

[katluvr]

Thanks GLC for the chart.
OK....dreading tomorrow's weigh in. Weight was up after this last weekend....bad food weekend...to many "events" that gave me very little chance of behaving.
Emotionally a bad week...I HATE my job. Ok, enough of that. But that = a bit increase in the wine intake.
PLUS...this is a "recovery week" or per my coach a lighter work-out week. And I have enjoyed the not so heavry training this week.
And now the final confession: I just ate 2 pieces of chocolate. Now they werebite size. And dark. And with almonds (see--I can find something healthy about it).
Tomorrow morning we shall see!

[Duck on Wheels]

darn! up a pound. sigh.

[uk elephant]

Pleasant surprise this morning. Down to 203.8. Did have a few good bike rides this week, over 70 miles in total, and a pilates session. Need to get one more good week in before the birthday celebrations start up again.

[han-grrl]

Happy Weigh in

103 this AM

oop thats lower than i wanted.

This week the rain has been yuck, but i did a LOT of walking for work

one mtb ride sunday about 2.5 hours
one mtb ride wed about 1.5 hours

Back to a bit of training, i signed up with a mixed team for Hot August Nights so i get to use my new HID woot!

Have a wonderful bike-ful weekend!

Smile

Han

[Tabby]

weigh in = 133

2 mtb rides
0 workouts
1 trail day 12:00-3:00 on a nice hot day ...

Having a bit of trouble getting my head on straight ... it will come about ... patience is a virture!


GLC, I have my stupid gene glowing, I don't know why I can't insert my chart as a jpg. I've never inserted a picture here either, how hard can it be! I uploaded to photo server ... which server do you use?

PJ

[bambu101]

weight 173.0

I just don't get it- up 2.4 pounds-
eating the same, exercising the same... VERY discouraged!