Wl-chllng #2!!!

[Flybye]

jesvetmed - welcome!! Also welcome to Cyclasutra!

To everyone who isn't losing or who has only lost a little bit- THAT IS STILL FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! It really doesn't mean that you suck at this at all - most people are PUTTING WEIGHT ON at this time of year - to not gain or only lose a little is to win! Keep it up, or um, I mean down or the same?!?

Well...........
I got on the scale first thing this morning - reading = 154.2. I waited for the computer to boot up and updates to do their thing - and hopped on the scale again =154.8, maybe 5 minutes between weigh ins.

very confusing

so I am going to go with 154.6


We got a snow day today - no school for the kids. I promised that we could make sugar cookies - I WILL NOT have any. I can do that - I have done lots harder things than refuse cookies in my life.

Have a great day and a great weekend.

I am going to go squeeze my kids and enjoy having them home for the day! I LOVE snow days!

[kelownagirl]

Geez, I was 120.3 and 120.1 all week and this morning I woke up to 121. Ah well, such is life.

[firenze11]

I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one struggling, although I wish none of us were struggling. And thanks Flybye for the encouraging message to everyone. It made me feel a lot better.

I was getting pretty frustrated with myself. I'm down a whopping .2 lbs today. I weighed twice after a few minutes to makes sure it was accurate. So I'm at 148.4 At least I didn't go up any more and I'm down a tiny bit in total.

So next week my goal is to write down everything I eat and keep an eye on my calories. I'm lazy about doing that and it can't be helping.

Great job everyone. I hope each week is more successful than the last and we all just keep getting healthier.

[CyclaSutra]

Flat for a few days now... 202.5.
Time for some exercise!

[jusdooit]

Finally off 133, down a whole pound to 132. I'm like the rest of you.......my weight can fluctuate 3 pounds or more for no real reason. Don't get it, but as has been said it's better than gaining the winter 10 or 15.

[Starfish]

OK, down a pound today...maybe just water or whatever, but the last 3 days I have had some HARD workouts, and I have not eaten anything after 7:30pm. So, I'll take it. We'll see what happens next week.

159 today. 19 pounds to go.

[Over50Newbie]

Hi Everyone,

Just checking in. I am on vacation in Maine at Sunday River with my DH for our 30th wedding anniversary.

I downhill skied yesterday and today. I'm also planning on skiing tomorrow. Coming home on Sunday. Having a fabulous time, but no scale in the room.

I promise I will weigh in first thing on Monday morning.

Cheers,

Lynette

[Flybye]

I talked to a weight loss counselor today at an LA Weight loss center. I thought that I'd pass on what she shared with me - it may not be new news to anyone, but it helped me.

In order to lose weight, we need to be consuming between 1200-1400 calories per day. Too much and obviously we gain, too little, and our metabolism shuts down a bit to conserve. If we are to lose, we have to stay within this range for at least one week to see a loss of about one pound. So, if we are good on days one through six and then blow it on day seven (which I just did) then we will only achieve maintenance.

Also, if we are exercising and burn 400 calories in a workout but don't add those calories back into our diet, we will again, put our metabolism into conservation mode.

It only takes an extra 3500 calories a week or 500 per day for a week straight to gain one pound.

I think where I am going wrong is that after six or so days of being good, I hop on the scale and see that I am only down .2 or so and then I get frustrated and think "what the heck" and I blow it one day.

I am also going wrong when I exercise and don't add those calories back into the day. Generally I will work out hard one day, rest two, and repeat the process. On the day that I work out, I am just not all that hungry to I don't eat too much.


I picked up a copy of the "Calorie King" and starting tomorrow - yes, Superbowl Sunday - party at my house day - I will start journaling.

It is so easy to mindlessly eat and extra 100-200 calories. I guess I am just going to have to be the calorie vigilante for awhile!



Well, I hope this "food for thought" (pun intended) helps.