March/April weight loss thread

[lauraelmore1033]

Thanks Susan. I think the 11 pounds came straight off my hips and bust. Hopefully, I will start getting less apple-ier one of these days instead of more....

At this point, I would be thrilled to death (and sooo much faster) if I ONLY weighed 200. At least I wouldn't be bigger than DH.

[Laterider21958]

Hi,

If you don't mind, I'll join in too. Weighed in at 68.8 kg and would love to get to 66. Plan to up my exercise regime (been slack lately and haven't ridden or walked for weeks) to kick-start the process.

Do we have to report on progress every so often, or just at the end of the experiment?

Good luck to all.

[Susan Otcenas]

Alrighty, here we go! Starting off this 2-month challenge at 137.5. I'm gunning for 130.

Have a great week everyone!

Susan

[minn]

I am at 134...working towards 127

[ASammy1]

Ooooohh! Forgot to weigh myself this morning... I will make my update tomorrow.

[Blueberry]

I'm at 230 (ugh) this morning. More realistically, would like to be 210 in 2 months.

CA

[channlluv]

245 for me, so no loss this week, but I learned how to make crab cakes and stuffed mushrooms (darn Food Channel!) and we ate out at a Mexican place last night and I might have overindulged a bit on the chips and salsa - service was slow. Yeah, I'll blame that. Ha!

lauraelmore - I'm right there with ya, sister. I was at 258 a year ago this month. It's been a very gradual loss for me, but I found cycling last August and loved it. I even did a short "tour" ride - 18 miles, and I had my regular training rides up to 25 miles when I wrecked my bike and had to get off-saddle for PT on my shoulder. My chiropractor is about ready to release me to start the longer rides again, and I've been on the bike for a couple of short five-milers, but I've got a lot of retraining to do.

Most of the time I feel wonderful about my new healthier self, but this week a friend at school who is putting our yearbook together took my picture reading to the kids in the library (I work there part-time in the mornings). I was sitting in an antique rocking chair with a bunch of 8-year-olds on the floor in front of me and I was holding up a book and smiling, getting ready to read to them, and my hips are literally spilling out around the spindles of the chair. I couldn't believe how roly-poly I looked. I actually asked her not to use the picture. It was shocking. I've got such a long, long way to go.

But what am I going to do about it?

1. Lay off the chips and salsa - easy
2. Get back on my bike for longer rides - also easy now that the weather is back to beautiful and my shoulder is healing
3. Keep hanging out here at TE for the love, encouragement and support these people offer up so generously

[lauraelmore1033]

Thanks for the encouragement C. You were actually the one who inspired me to chime in here

[Jones]

I'm joining if it's okay. My starting weight is 197 and my goal weight is 181.
Thank you Possegal for doing this. Jones

[Veronica]

You left Tucker Cat out.

Veronica

[GLC1968]

Just came back to commit to this in public. I just re-joined MyFoodDiary.com in place of WW (which I cancelled). I'm going to start logging again. In fact, I'm making a commitment TODAY that I will log every single thing I eat (to the best of my abilities) for the next two months.

There, it's out there and in writing.

Hold me to this, will you?

[Lori81295]

starting weight 149.....

[Aggie_Ama]

Starting weight: 143.5

I weighed 3 times because I am shocked, WW weigh-in on Monday was 146.5. Goal is still 140 because it has been slow moving off the 145-146 plateau, still think I am only down because my tummy has been angry the past two days.

[GLC1968]

Ugh - first weigh-in is 173.3! I need to change my goal to 165, please.

I have no idea why I'm up so much, but it is what it is. Onward and downward, as they say.

[trinena]

hi all. I've been away for a while but would like to join the challenge. I weighed in at 122 this a.m. my ultimate goal is to get back to @110-112 but for this challenge I'll say 117 since I'm limited by a knee injury and have to take things slower than I'd like. good luck everyone!