May & June - Weight Loss Challenge

[kelownagirl]

I have been down as low as 117.5 and as high as 121. I have no idea what my correct weight is right now. BUT, I did finally get the Tanita scale and my body fat APPEARS to be around 23-24%. It's highest in the morning when I'm dehydrated and lowest in the mid-afternoon. I'm supposed to weigh myself just before dinner for the most accurate result. At that time, I'm usually around 119.5 lbs and 23% body fat. In the morning, I weigh more but my BF is 26%.

But the good news is that I went for a run in my shorts and sports bra on Saturday. That is the first time in 25 years I've had my tummy exposed to the public. It's not perfect but it looks good enough when I'm standing up so get away with it. (I get super hot when I'm running...). I hope someday to be able to sit down in public with my tummy exposed and not have the 3 rolls...

[GLC1968]

Good job everyone!! So far, Pika is leading the pack in both lbs lost AND % of starting weight lost. Go Pika!! Now, let's all buckle down and de-thrown her!

Kjay - we'll miss you. Hope everything turns out ok.

Lynette - go you! I have complete faith in you!!

[jesvetmed]

Here are three photos of me not fitting into my jeans - a back view, a side view, and a front view. I will take three more pictures at the end of this challenge. They will look different, I guarantee it!

OVER50: You are so bold! I looked like that in my size 12's several weeks ago... they fit now! But I'm not posting photos! I do have them at home to view daily, though! Size 8? ... not even up my thighs!

Good job on the committment... look forward to seeing the end results!

Maybe we should all take and post photos at beginning and end! That would be very motivating!

[Pika]

Lynette is the winner so far in my books- my husband and I took photos like that- we call them our "phat photos"- but I haven't got the nerve to post them!
And after a terrible food day ( a delicious but oh so fattening brunch which included pancakes with fruit and whipped cream with some kind of homemade saugages) and then dinner was asparagus with perogies!I rarely eat perogies or sausage so I am feeling kinda queasy right now- Won't be hard to beat me next week if I keep this up!
good luck all and I better get back on track after this long weekend!

[Over50Newbie]

A quick note before I go to bed...

I just took a homemade banana bread out of the oven. The smell filled the whole house. I buttered a piece and gave it to my daughter. It melted onto the bread and smelled divine.

And I didn't have one piece!

A Very Determined Lynette

[TahoeDirtGirl]

I wish she would hurry up and get it over with but ohhhhhnooooo she loves to drag it out with PMS that makes Manson look SANE!!!!

Rode a very good mtb ride yesterday. It made me feel like a person again. I burned it good for 3 hours. 1800 calories or so departed. Adios. I snuck a peak at the scale. I'm back to 193 but when aunt flo comes there is usually a good drop. If it wasn't for the PMSing and 'symptoms' I would think it wasn't showing. Anyone else having this problem? I'm not pregnant (oh man that would suck) someone said it was the full moon. I sort of believe it. Weight training today.

[TahoeDirtGirl]

Hey Kelowna,

I used to use my Tanita until I learned how to use fat calipers for my training class. I use the ones you can use on yourself, which are more accurate than the Tanitas. Tanitas vary on a bunch of different factors like time of day, did you just eat/drink, exercise, etc. The fat pinchers are pretty repeatable too. I actually bought the pair that I use on myself through Amazon, they are called Fat Track Gold and come with a Myotape which is really nice too.
You can't technically take self measurements with 'regular' fat calipers, and these have the correct formulas and they are digital so how can you beat 'dat!