WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE - 7 Weeks-10#'s

[Tuckervill]

Still keeping on. I've been very very active this week. Have friends coming over for the weekend, and since I haven't had anyone over in a long while, there was A LOT of cleaning to do. I'll be cleaning up until they arrive, probably. (having folks over is a great motivator--I've even rearranged furniture and everything.) We're going to make hypertufa planters for my front porch all day tomorrow.

I haven't been on the scale since about Tuesday--but I have been getting up at 4-4:30 every morning so I forget to weigh. (Body clock just waking me up, so I get up.)

Because of all the work I've been doing, I'm uber-sore. Today at fitness boot camp we did all weight/strength training and we were SUPPOSED to leave sore. Well, I was sore when I got there, so mission accomplished!

I've been keeping up with my food intake, so I expect all this work to pay off. I'm going to weigh on Monday.

Karen

[NoNo]

I've been at a conference all week and this is the first time I'm seeing this. I don't know if I can lose 10 pounds (I don't think that'd bring me to a healthy weight on my frame), but I definitely want more accountability for what I eat and how much I exercise. In January of 2004 I was fresh out of college working my first real job and weighing an unhealthy 160lbs on my 5'-1" body. I joined WW online and lost 30lbs just by dieting. I've kept that weight off and this summer, thanks to my new-found love of cycling, I've managed to lose another 5 and probably be the most "fit" I've ever been. But I have a long way to go. I'd love to lose that stubborn pouch on my stomach, to tone my arms up, and lose some more of the rear I haven't weighed myself in a week, but it was 123.6 then and I doubt it's changed much. Don't have home internet, so the earliest I can report in is next Tuesday. I'm having a housewarming on Sunday, so I'll have to be good and exercise lots during this 3-day weekend! It feels good to be motivated again!

Annette

[five one]

Bleh...I came down with the cold DH had a week ago. Maybe it was a coworker. Moot point. I feel like cr@p. I can't remember the last time I had a cold. Right now the back of my throat is sore and my head is getting congested. Didn't think a sweaty hour on the trainer in the chilly garage sounded like a good thing at 4:30 this morning, so I slept in a bit. Taking Emergen-C, drinking lots of Lemon Zinger with honey.
Fridays are quiet at work and there aren't a lot of folks here, so I may bail out early if I can tie up some loose ends. Hoping I can keep from eating bad comfort food. There's a box of See's on the counter. No one has opened it yet. I hope no one will.

Sigh...

[teigyr]

I've been mostly good minus the fried chicken at our meeting yesterday. It was only one piece but sheesh...it was 10 points.

The bad thing is we're leaving for vacation tomorrow. Between airplane food (are flying from the West Coast to New York) and eating out, I despair.

Any good travel tips? I AM bringing my running shoes

[snowtulip]

Did ok today, but afraid of the weekend, unfortunately we tend to eat out a little too much on the weekend since we're always running around. I"ll try to make healthy eating out choices.

Thanks to everyone that is posting, it's really helping me keep focused.!

Coyote - I'll mix the tofu with ricotta, or my new favorite is to only use goat cheese and tofu in the lasagna, with some parmesan on top. Since goat cheese is so strong you don't have to use much and the silky tofu gives the texture.

[Over50Newbie]

Sorry I am late - I just found this thread.

I am definitely in. My weight is 143. My goal is to be 137 by Christmas, with an ultimate goal of 129 sometime in 2008.

This is me staying accountable:

Friday, Nov 9

Total calories: 1570 (all healthy)
Exercise: None - a rest day
Water: 72 ounces
Vitamins/Supplements: Multivitamin, Calcium, Soy, Flaxseed
Weight: 143

I plan to post these statistics every day.

Thanks for starting this thread. It couldn't have come at a better time for me.

Lynette

[sandra]

I did good all day long, until tonight. Son and girlfriend were visiting, left late and we went to get something to eat and to the grocery.

I ate a pulled pork barbecue sandwich and a little bit of some kind of baked potato casserole (not the entire thing). I did NOT get the soft serve ice cream that they had for FREE. I came home and exercised.

I would love a thread where we journaled what we ate all day. I know it is different and different amounts for everyone depending on your weight, but maybe we could get some new, good ideas.