January/February weight loss thread

[jesvetmed]

Bike Potato and Possegal: I'm so sorry about your kitties. That is so hard to deal with especially the watching them be sick for a while. I hope you two are healing a bit and remember them in their good times. My MIL and also my good friend both had to put their old dogs (17 and 18 yrs!) to sleep in the last couple of days. So much sadness everywhere right now. Hugs to everyone.

jesvetmed, I dreamed about you the other night and I haven't even met you. Must have been the "vet" part in your name that stuck.

kjay: Was I THIN in your dreams? Afterall, this is the weight loss thread! Tell me I was thin!

[deedolce]

I'm so sorry to hear about the kitties.

I'm still between 122-123. I rode a lot for January, in the cold for the first time this year. Apparently, it made me ravenous, and being Winter, that meant heavy foods - in the summer it's usually smoothies and salads! Not nuts, meat, and bread.

So I cleaned out my fridge and rearranged. I cleared out a big space for my salad spinner, and will keep it supplied and ready at eye level! I was eating a second, late dinner. (I eat 4 smaller meals, and I'm an uber-owl) That's now a salad, instead of more heavy carb dishes. I have until the beginning of April when I see my ldr bf again!! I better be svelte by then...

[Aggie_Ama]

I am sorry to hear about the kitties, those events do throw obstacles at us and it is okay to stumble.

With Maggie kicking and fighting on SubCu our lives are highly dictated by getting home to the sick puppy (although at the moment she isn't acting sick). Between getting up to make gruel before work, subcu before the nightly run, run and subcu before bed I could cook another night. Carl's Jr was just what I needed.

My weight has been steady for nearly two months which isn't a bad thing but I do have another 10 lbs I want to lose and when I get there a new assessment to make. Funny thing is in the last week 4 people (one DH) have said I look lean and noticed I lost weight. It has made me feel good but there is still work to do. At least it shows. I feel like my face suddenly shows but I wonder if it is just fatigue?

Keep trucking ladies.

[Susan Otcenas]

Aggie Ama, Perhaps you are in a re-arranging phase. Gaining muscle mass (dense) and losing fat mass (not so dense). So, your measurements could be changing even if your overall body weight isn't, hence the comments you've been receiving lately. WooHoo!

I wish I'd taken a complete set of measurements when I started. I knew my bust, hip & waist measurements (I do sell apparel, after all...) but didn't know thigh circumference, etc.

The other day, we were doing a staff review of all the new Pearl Izumi items for Spring and I tried on one of the new PI jerseys. My jaw just about hit the floor when it fit. Then I took a waist measurement and discovered I've lost THREE inches in my waist and two in my bust. Zowie! It was very motivational, especially since my weight loss has slowed down these last few weeks. I'm cool with some "re-arranging"...

Susan

[Aggie_Ama]

Aggie Ama, Perhaps you are in a re-arranging phase. Gaining muscle mass (dense) and losing fat mass (not so dense). So, your measurements could be changing even if your overall body weight isn't, hence the comments you've been receiving lately. WooHoo!

Susan

Maybe and I am okay with that. Right now is a tough time mentally with my dog still fighting to stick around. I am just trying to keep working out but the food I am not worried about what it is as much as when my body says full stopping. I feel pretty good when I look in the mirror. Most of my food choices are okay but it just can't be my priority.

I didn't take measurements either, just jumped in.

Congratulations on being able to see recently, did you feel like a rockstar?

[Susan Otcenas]

Congratulations on being able to see recently, did you feel like a rockstar?

It was a really good feeling! Now I need to keep it up...

[Over50Newbie]

140.6 - I like this downward trend!

Lynette