September/October weight loss challenge

[jobob]

Hi, I'd like to join in, if it's OK to do so mid-challenge.

I'm now at 164, and my goal for the end of Oct. is 158.

[maillotpois]

Stayed the same.

My last double century of the year is tomorrow and I came down with a bladder infection 2 nights ago, which kept me up all night. Joy. The antibiotics I am on say they may make me dizzy and I should stay out of the sun, which is exactly what you want to hear when you're going to go ride your bike 200 miles. So I have been having a mini pity party for the last couple of days and just not worrying about food or exercise.

Roxy - good for you! Sounds like you have a solid plan and are heading into it with real commitment. Keep it up.

[GLC1968]

148.0 - and the scale paused on 147.something before settling on 148. It looks like my body has finally figured out that this paleo thing is here to stay and it better start cooperating!

[Possegal]

Hi, I'd like to join in, if it's OK to do so mid-challenge.

It is always OK to join in at any time! Welcome aboard.

[Aggie_Ama]

153.

My goal is still to be in the low 140's for my first marathon of the year on 11/20. I know from the past I lost very quick at the beginning, so I expect to slow down from 2-3 pounds a week soon. I did get into some smaller pants this week, that felt good!

[chryss]

144.2. Fluctuating like mad, having a cold etc.

I had my 6-week checkup today and am cleared for any and all activity I want to do (though I get occasional muscle pain where the surgery scar is, so it's not yet all back to normal).

[jobob]

After all the great reviews on this & other threads about the new Points Plus plan, I went ahead and joined Weight Watchers. I had pretty good success with it many moons ago with the old plan (online), but this time around I thought I'd give meetings a try.

I enjoyed the meeting I attended yesterday, and the leader is an absolute hoot.

And I do really like the new plan and it's emphasis on fresh fruits & vegetables. It's going to take a bit of adjusting; turns out yesterday I ate only 17 out of the 29 points allotted to me*. Um, ooops?

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Here's a fabulous recipe that I made for dinner last night, but instead of sweet potatoes I used butternut squash. And I used 1 tbsp cannola oil instead of 2 tbsp grapeseed oil. And I used curry powder instead of turmeric.

Cauliflower with Sweet Potatoes

Best I can figure, this comes out to about 1 point per (very large) serving. No wonder I went under my points total, heh ...


*I suppose next time I'm in danger of going under the daily points, I could have a beer (5 points; yes that's one of the first things I looked up )

Oh, and activity points. Goodness. I went out for a nearly 2-hr ride today and the system wanted to give me 17 actvity points. Hmmm. I plugged in 1 hr instead and gave myself 11 APs. And I should in theory use those today. Maybe I'll have a tiny bit of the incredible Rogue River Blue cheese we picked up during our trip to Ashland last week. Heh.

[jelee1311]

I'm at 188. This week has been hard, my hip and back has been sore a lot so still no riding. But I am becoming a good swimmer because I have to swim daily so I can function. Who knows maybe once I heal maybe I will do a tri???I think I have abs again, I can't see them yet but I know they are in there somewhere cuz they are sore today

[jelee1311]

Good job everyone! I'm impressed how many are doing this and reporting. The last challenge I did at work it was had to get people to report weekly even though they volutarily signed up for it. Thanks again Posse gal for the spreadsheet.

[Aggie_Ama]

Jobob- I find with the new program I do have more days I am under my points. Or I feel like I ate everything I saw and barely go over. At first I wasn't sure I liked it but I am having great success with it. I had lost a lot of weight on the old plan in 2003-2004 and kept myself down in maintenance although not as thin as I was. So I know it works and will help me get where I feel good about being.

I also try to keep my activity in check, the road biking seems extremely inflated. I usually just use the less than 12 mph setting online or perceived effort. And I swap those daily not bank them because that doesn't make sense to me. Good luck!