March/April weight loss challenge

[Veronica]

227.0


According to LoseIt!, I've had an average of 500-800 calorie deficit every day. I've nearly doubled my liquid (water/tea/EmergenC) intake and I've upped my fiber.

I used MyFitnessPal for awhile. The days I worked out it seemed to think I should have about 3,000 calories. If I ate that much I'd gain a pound a week.

Veronica

[channlluv]

Well, LoseIt only allows me about 1,400 calories as it is. And the calories I am taking in, generally, are veggies, fruit, lean proteins. About the only added fat I have lately is olive oil (cooking) and almond butter. I did have some EarthBalance spread on a sweet potato a few days ago.

Last night I had a Starbucks hot chocolate and a brownie. Self-medicating after a really rough day. It was exactly what I needed on a cold, rainy night sitting alone in my car for two hours waiting on DD to finish her martial arts class.

Roxy

[nolemom]

149 - not bad considering it included 10 days on vacation. The new meds seem to be getting my inflammation under control and I rode this morning without pain --

[Triskeliongirl]

Last night I had a Starbucks hot chocolate and a brownie. Self-medicating after a really rough day. It was exactly what I needed on a cold, rainy night sitting alone in my car for two hours waiting on DD to finish her martial arts class.

Roxy

Hi Roxy, please don't take this the wrong way, but I think thoughts like this may be sabotaging your weight loss efforts (and I only bring it up because you have been complaining that you are not succeeding). No matter how stressful a day I had, I would NOT think that I 'needed' a hot chocolate and brownie. I cannot lose weight if I eat sugar or starchy carbs, no matter how few calories I am eating. When life is stressful, its all the more reason to take good care of yourself and feed it healthy food. And why were you sitting in your car for 2 hours? Was it really impossible for you to find a better way to deal with the situation? Would it be possible to attend the class with her, at least that way you could spend the same amount of time doing something good for your body. I don't know the details so this is just an example.

[Catrin]

I need to stop weighing myself more than once a week. Today I am 134 pounds, two pounds lower than yesterday. Probably water retention has something to do with this. Still think my diet has gotten a little lax, probably a little too much bread and a little more fat than is best for me.

[Tri Girl]

158.5

[klesko]

I was 137 on Friday (sorry for the late post). I have hit a plateau, and need to be patient because I only want to lost 9 more pounds.

[klesko]

I log all my food and exercise on fitday.com (free). It seems to be pretty accurate. I check it by reconciling my actual weight loss with what fitday.com says I should have lost from what I have logged. I adjust my basal metabolism in fitday.com. I am burning a lot less calories the more I lost weight - it is important to take that into account.

[Trek420]

172 wrong way, wrong way!

[surgtech1956]

183# - at a plateau. ((((((

[ultraviolet]

Cramp. It somehow totally slipped my mind to weigh last week. Writing a Post-It now to stick on my bathroom mirror as a reminder for this week.

Probably just as well, my eating has been pretty atrocious since I've been back. Also, I've preferred napping over pretty much any other activity. I came back to town seriously run down and totally zapped. I have the rest of this week to get myself straightened out, so I can jump back into the work game next week.

[klesko]

137.7 today

[klesko]

183# - at a plateau. ((((((

Hang in there! You are doing great!

[nolemom]

148

[Tri Girl]

157.1
I was sick the last two days, so I don't know how much of that loss will last- but I'll take it. I enjoy the sick diet once or twice a year.