September/October weight loss challenge

[Possegal]

Congrats indeed skinimini. That is outstanding. I too would have only gained. In fact, that's why I am in the position I am in. It is a lot of excess weight gained when I dislocated my knee and took way too long to get it working right again and get me exercising again. The depression of the knee made me eat even more. Too many years ago for it to be an excuse now though.

Glad you are healing and congrats on the weight loss. Hope you are back to 100% real soon!

[azfiddle]

Adding my congrats. Sounds like a great motivator too, as you are healing and getting back to more activity.

[katluvr]

Hi all!
I kind of fell off the weigh-in's. In fact I have no idea of my weight. I suspect I am about 123--that is where I tend to stay. Add or subtract a pound or so--depending on the day!

I just had 2 weeks of vacation--enjoying micro brews, hiking and biking. (Ok, had the micro brews AFTER the hiking and biking).

I am just trying a new approach--and it does not involve the frequent dates with the scale--those always discourage me.

My new approach is to stick w/ the marathon training plan. Yes, I know, training for endurance is not the best way to lose weight. But IF I do all the runs as prescribed and I don't "over eat"...it could/should work.
And my once a week total body conditioning and/or pilates and maybe a spin on the bike.

And I am not "dieting". I am cleaning up my eating. I can do it. I have done it.
Eating out is only once a week. (not like 2 and 3 times or more!)
But not great sacrafices that just lead me to then over-indulge. Being smart. I do know what I should and should not eat!

And insteaad of the scale, I am going by how I feel and how my clothes feel. (In fact today my pants are comfortable!--and they are not even my "fat pants").

Go kudos to all that has lost weight and good luck to all. I think I'll sit the nex challenge out. Maybe I'll be surprised (one way or another) when I step on the scale at the end of the month!

K

[channlluv]

There go my pretty blue cells.

Back up to 239, alas.

Okay, excuses: I just started a new blood pressure medication that's not as effective a water pill as the one I was on last week, I'm a day or two away from my period, I traveled by plane cross country on Thursday to my mother's house where healthy eating means there's fresh peaches in the cobbler.

I'm so puffy I can't get my rings off, so I know it's just water weight, but jeez. This up and down is wearing me out. This morning my face was so puffy my eyes were swollen shut. I'm not kidding. It took hours for that to subside. I looked like I'd been stung by a hive of bees.

Roxy

[Possegal]

You'll get back there Roxy, I'm sure of it! Hang in there.

[Over50Newbie]

Now I am up to 139 - this is so discouraging!

Lynette

[jesvetmed]

Hi all. Forgot to post my weigh in from Friday am...
167.8. Right direction, but Im worried it's up -- long work weekends are detrimental (but at least I got my workouts in). The staff has so much Halloween candy there now! Ugh!

[Shara]

are you guys starting a new challenge in November?