Weigh-in Week of March 10

[Bikingmomof3]

BMO - well I think sometimes it takes your body a bit of time to catch up or adapt. Maybe the loss you saw this week was due to things you did the weeks before? I cut back on calories and exercise and nothing seems to happen for a few weeks. Then all of sudden I drop a couple of pounds. Then I plateau again for a few more weeks. It's happened to me a few times.

I have been losing every week, usually between 1.5-2 pounds as well as inches and body Fat % (yay!)

DH thinks maybe I'm losing weight again now because I've been going strength exercises regularly for the past month. He figures I've gained more muscle and my metabolism may be increasing. I hope he's right.

It sounds about right. I have decreased my intensity to more weight training exercises and it has helped me.

I was down to 120.5 this morning! My end-of-March goal is 121 so now I will have a little bit of leeway when I'm off honeymooning next week.

Congrats on exceeding your goal. How tall are you? 120 is teeny.

[kelownagirl]

BMO - I am 5'3", and pretty small boned. I was 105 lbs in my youth. Went up to about 110-112 in my late 20's. I want to see how I look and how strong I feel at 115 lbs. I should theoretically be at the low end of my healthy body fat percentage. I want to see what it's like to have an athlete's body fat (15%? can't remember). I am not obsessive about it all. I am curious and willing to try for it by summer. Then all bets are off. I will eat reasonably and enjoy life. I will hope to use exercise to maintain my weight. I do NOT want to yoyo diet all my life.

[Bikingmomof3]

BMO - I am 5'3", and pretty small boned. I was 105 lbs in my youth. Went up to about 110-112 in my late 20's. I want to see how I look and how strong I feel at 115 lbs. I should theoretically be at the low end of my healthy body fat percentage. I want to see what it's like to have an athlete's body fat (15%? can't remember). I am not obsessive about it all. I am curious and willing to try for it by summer. Then all bets are off. I will eat reasonably and enjoy life. I will hope to use exercise to maintain my weight. I do NOT want to yoyo diet all my life.

I have no doubt you will reach your goal.

[horsemom]

Can I join in? I have some goals, and have lost about 12 pounds in the last 4 or 5 weeks. I would like to lose 10 more before the middle of April. I started out with two weeks of straight induction Atkins to curb my cravings for sweets, and now am on low fat, low calories. Went out to dinner tonight and got extra veggies with my baked salmon instead of a starch - it was awesome to feel fulfilled and not have all the extras. I feel like I am on a roll. I am 5'8" and built muscular, and put on weight in the middle with just normal eating, so I have to be extra vigilant to get it off. I wear size 14 levis that are getting pretty loose - woohoo!!

Here is my horse, Allure, and I last spring:

[mtbdarby]

Horsemom - welcome aboard! Congrats on the weight loss so far - keep up the good work.

Love the pic and your avatar

[Bikingmomof3]

Welcome Horsemom. Congratulations on the weight loss thus far.

[limewave]

Hi Everyone,
Last week I hadn't lost any weight after eating 1700 calories a day for more than 2 weeks.

I still haven't lost any weight (I also took a few days off from my cal counting ) I saw my doctor this week and she had some encouraging suggestions:

First of all, she did a BMI test on me. My BMI isn't as high as we thought. So, I only need to lose about 15 lbs to get to my healthy BMI as opposed to 25 like I had originally thought.

Second, she suggested decreasing my carbs from 60% of my diet to about 50% and staying at 1700 calories a day.

I need to intensify my workouts. I can't just ride my bike for an hour anymore. I have to do interval training with a recovery time of only 2 to 3 minutes in between.

Lastly, she said to workout first thing in the morning before I eat and to not eat for an hour afterwards. She said I'll feel tired and not as energized, but it will burn my fat stores as opposed to the energy in my kidneys.

So, I am going to integrate her suggestions into my daily routine. I will let you know if the scale finally budges next week.

Wish me luck!