January/February weight loss challenge

[Veronica]

The odd thing is that my heaviest weight was 175 and I wore a 14-16 and now at about 164 I'm a 10. I've been lifting this past month and feel like I've lost size. I don't know how to account for this kind of weight gain? I'm really frustrated right now.

I weigh 148 pounds. That's what I weighed when I got married almost 25 years ago. My wedding dress was a size 14 and my clothes were all size tens then.

Today I wore a pair of size 4 pants to work.

Welcome to vanity sizing!

I gain weight and lose muscle mass if my carb intake goes up, even if my lifting and cardio stays the same. I do much better on a higher protein diet - I aim for about the same number of protein grams as my pounds of lean mass.

Veronica

[Catrin]

I weigh 134 pounds today, and want to weigh 130 by the end of the challenge. I am another one that does well with a high protein diet, and with to be very careful with carbs...and haven't been as careful lately as I should. That stops today

[Crankin]

Although I'm not in the challenge, I am in the same boat as Veronica and Catrin. My weight will stay stable if I eat a higher protein to carbs ratio. It's very hard for me; while I don't really eat "bad" carbs, I do love whole wheat bread, bagels, a glass of wine, and an occasional scone. Despite the fact I am still doing lots of exercise of all types, in the last 5 weeks or so, I feel like my body has turned kind of "soft." Since this correlates to the end of the outdoor cycling season, or at least doing longer rides, it's discouraging. My body needs the change and the rest.

[Possegal]

Adding in the link. Some people gave me weights already, but if you want to update on Friday, I will do that. If not, I'll leave those numbers there. Whatever works for folks!

Let me know if there is any problem with the link.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?...thkey=CLyrwPwI

[WindingRoad]

164 starting for me and 145 is my goal.

[Possegal]

First friday of this challenge! Updating.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?...thkey=CLyrwPwI

[solobiker]

152 for me today.

[woohoo]

Sorry for not replying sooner. Am at 179, aiming for 169 by the end of feb... Unless that seems crazy?!?! :S

[Possegal]

More updates

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?...thkey=CLyrwPwI

[Tri Girl]

I never did officially join this thread, but I'm following everyone's progress and I joined Weight Watchers (again). My goal is to be 155 by the end of February (my starting weight is 166). My final goal is 140- hopefully by May 1st.

[Possegal]

Friday updates

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?...thkey=CLyrwPwI

[WindingRoad]

Vanity sizing makes me crazy! I wish they would just do it like mens sizes.

I weigh 148 pounds. That's what I weighed when I got married almost 25 years ago. My wedding dress was a size 14 and my clothes were all size tens then.

Today I wore a pair of size 4 pants to work.

Welcome to vanity sizing!

I gain weight and lose muscle mass if my carb intake goes up, even if my lifting and cardio stays the same. I do much better on a higher protein diet - I aim for about the same number of protein grams as my pounds of lean mass.

Veronica

[indysteel]

WR, by what method did you have your body fat tested? Each have their pros and cons and some can be influenced one way or another by certain factors. It might be worth it to have it retested, by the same or another method, just to verify the results.

[WindingRoad]

Indy - I used one of the hand held devices they have at the gym to get my BMI.

[indysteel]

Indy - I used one of the hand held devices they have at the gym to get my BMI.

Do you mean the calipers or something else? You might do a bit of reading to see what factors could have potentially influenced your results. For your weight and activity level, your 33 percent BMI struck me as a surprise, too.