WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE - 7 Weeks-10#'s

[deidre]

Weighing in on Sundays:

This morning's weight - down .6 lbs to 170.4. I'll take it. It's important for me to track the exact weight; when I posted my original weight, I posted a rounded number (I forgot how happy a reduction of .2 or .4 could make me).

I managed to work out 1 time this week and have been trying to eat a little more even though my mouth still has some sensitive areas.

Thanks for the ideas on soup and yogurt. One day I was so frustrated and hungry, I ate vegetarian chili for breakfast and lunch It worked though. My stomach and mouth/teeth were happy.

[ibcycling]

Thanks for the ideas on soup and yogurt. One day I was so frustrated and hungry, I ate vegetarian chili for breakfast and lunch It worked though. My stomach and mouth/teeth were happy.

Nothing wrong with soup for breakfast! At least you got your veggies in. I hope your mouth feels better soon.

I did well yesterday. It was windy and a little rainy but I went on my ride anyway. Boy was it windy! I ended up doing 40 miles and had a huge Spanish omelet for lunch and an apple on my way to work. At work I had a SF latte. Supper wasn't so great but could have been much worse. I stopped at Wal-Mart to pick up a few things and gave in to buffalo chicken chunks. I'm always starved after a hard ride and with the wind it was a hard ride!

I'm going to be very good today! Starting out with a bowl of GoLean Crunch and some coffee. I might go out for a short ride later.

Find that willpower girls! You can do this!!!

Lora

[caribou]

Hope I can tag along.

It's great reading other people's trials and triumphs, I can relate to both! (That pulled pork sandwich sounds pretty darned good . . .)

I've been off-again on-again on WW flex online. I'll get back on, and get this 170 down to the 155 it should be. Praise the Lard for Exercise Points--do a nice long bike ride, and that pulled pork sandwich is within reach. It's extra incentive to get on the bike.)

DH and I seem to be breaking up, or at least in a very nasty stretch, so this will be a good time to have something positive to focus on.

[Starfish]

Well, overall I feel OK. I have been making better choices...salads, vegetables, avoiding the evils of my office temptations. We have great coffee and tons of high quality chocolates out all the time for clients. Also a fridge stocked full of my favorite soft drinks. It is HARD to be good there.

And, I got in a great workout in the gym yesterday. Upped my cardio and abs, and felt pretty good.

This might be TMI for some, quit reading now if you don't like personal info! But, this morning I woke up to my period, and that pleased me. Means that in a day or two, I know the scale will shift down as the water disappears! It also explains my outrageous cravings last night.

I had a dream about soft-serve ice cream cones dipped in molten hot fudge!

[Tuckervill]

Oh boy. Had a couple of friends coming for the weekend. Cleaned like a fiend all day Thursday and Friday. Had my regular work out on Friday morning. They arrived on Friday evening. The gal and I were planning on making hypertufa planters for my front porch. We needed 8 feet of them so it was going to be hard work. We worked really really hard for about 6 hours, then we all took a long walk around the downtown area. Then we went to the Italian place. I had eggplant parmigiana and it was damn good. I didn't regret it all.

More hypertufa this morning (we mixed 94 lbs of Portland cement with vermiculite, peat, topsoil, and perlite by hand). More hard work. More walking. Mexican food for lunch.

I have a feeling the hard work and walks will NOT offset the food. I'm feeling bloated and extremely sore and tired. If I've lost any, I'll be real surprised.

Karen

[Over50Newbie]

Well, yesterday was my 35th high school reunion, so I gave myself permission to not journal my food for the day and to just relax and have fun. It worked - I had a great time!

I know that I was WAY OVER what I usually eat, but I was okay with that. And the best part is that I got on the scale this morning and didn't gain any weight. WHEW!

I am now back on schedule today and staying accountable.

Calories: 1340
Exercise: 1 hour swimming
Water: 64 ounces
Vitamins/Supplements: Multivitamin, Calcium, Soy, Flaxseed
Weight: 143

Lynette