WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE - 7 Weeks-10#'s

[Tuckervill]

If I ever weigh more than my husband, I'll shoot myself. We've always been about a hundred pounds apart in weight, and 15" apart in height.

[Over50Newbie]

Staying accountable again:

Monday, November 26th

Calories: 1306
Exercise: 1 hour workout with "Tom the Personal Trainer"
Water: 60 ounces
Vitamins/Supplements: Multivitamin, Calcium, Soy, Flaxseed Oil
Weight: 141.6

Lynette

[VeloVT]

Alright. Last week I weighed in at 120. This week I'm up between a half pound and a pound. My scale can't decide (my apartment is in an old house and the floor slopes, which makes getting a reliable scale result a little tricky sometimes).

It's going to be a rough three weeks (finals, papers) but I will try my best to get back on track.

[Tuckervill]

You can do it, Liza!

Keep going, Lynette!

Karen

[NoNo]

(my apartment is in an old house and the floor slopes, which makes getting a reliable scale result a little tricky sometimes).

I like that explanation. I'm in a 3 family that's over 120 years old. This morning I stepped on and it was 124.4. Stepped off, then back on and it was 125.6! How did I gain 1lb in 10 seconds? My scale also seems to be unreliable. It tends to give the same reading for days on end and then will suddenly start jumping around. There's a scale at work that I think I'll hop on after I work out tonight. I will confess to a bit of emotional eating last night when I found out a very good friend was in hospice. Fortunately there was only about a scoop of the low-fat ice cream left, but I doused it in Hershey's. This kind of scares me into wanting to really, really take care of myself, but I'm also getting that "what's the point?" feeling. I'm sure it'll pass.

[Pedal Wench]

If I ever weigh more than my husband, I'll shoot myself. We've always been about a hundred pounds apart in weight, and 15" apart in height.

My BF is naturally thin, so it's a strong incentive for me to stay under his weight, but it's tough!

[firenze11]

Well I'm only down about a half pound to 147.5. But after last week I'll take it. Whew it was pretty stressful.

NoNo - I know exactly how you feel. My family has had a lot of health problems this year. Every time I hear something new I feel like I should take it as a warning and really take care of my body, but at the same time the stress of it all makes comfort food/eating really really tempting.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. One holiday down!

~E.

[surgtech1956]

I need some help. I just can't get myself motivated to start, stay on, diet, etc.... I was off work for 5 months due to a work injury, I was riding regularly, etc..., cutting down on my food intake, healthy eating, went back to work June 20th, still rode. For one thing I'm under alot of stress, not doing my regular job(doctor says I need a different job), between getting paid at a lower job and worker's comp(losing $$$$) - I need to make a decision, whether to just chuck the whole worker's comp and go back to my job(and work in pain) or hang in there and be patient and hopefully will find another job(with my employer) that will pay me what I was making. Plus, DGF is unemployed and has some mental health problems. So more stress. Sorry, this is off the weight loss track and not motivating for those of you that are doing so well on your weight losses. Thanks for letting me vent.

[kelownagirl]

Hey vent away, that's what we're here for.

I can't help you with the work problems, but I think if you can just start by making small, manageable changes in your diet and exercise, you will feel better and maybe be able to get back on track. If you can just start fitting a little exercise into your daily routine, you will likely find that some of the stress is relieved and probably also some of the physical stuff as well. Maybe you just need to start walking for 20-30 minutes every day and cut out one bad food habit for starters. Whatever it is, find something you CAN do and then just start. Once you get started, it can often snowball into more. Good luck!

[Pedal Wench]

Hey vent away, that's what we're here for.

and cut out one bad food habit for starters. Whatever it is, find something you CAN do and then just start. Once you get started, it can often snowball into more. Good luck!

I can't agree more. Find one thing - one SMALL thing to start with. Maybe switch to diet soda, or start out half and half. Or do the same with milk. Slowly get to skim milk, by mixing it in slowly. Or cut desserts in half and share them, or toss out half. (My company serves meals, and until I was able to control it myself, as soon as I would get dessert, I would throw half the serving in the trash before even sitting down.)

Taking charge of one small aspect of your diet will really help you feel that you can control things, and as K-Girl said, can snowball rather easily.

[Over50Newbie]

Thanks, Tuckervill, right back atcha!

Kelownagirl, you couldn't be more right. Consistency, consistency, consistency, that is the key for me. If I mess up one day, I am determined to be right back on track during the next one. In my book, baby steps are better than no steps at all

Now this is me again, staying accountable:

Wednesday, November 28

Calories: 1121
Exercise: None - rest day
Water: 60 ounces
Vitamins/Supplements: Multivitamin, Calcium, Soy, Flaxseed Oil

Even though my calorie count was lower today, I had two big handfuls of cashew caramal corn.

I was going to stop at one handful but it tasted sooo good that I allowed myself another one. Not the best choice for me, but it was very satisfying. LOL

Lynette