January/February weight management challenge

[channlluv]

Me, too.

Starting: 224.6

Goal: 215



Roxy

[GLC1968]

OK, I'm in too, but I'm planning on sticking to maintenance for a couple of weeks so my overall goal won't change from the last challenge (since I didn't hit it!).

Today: 145.2
Goal: 139

[tprevost]

backslid a tad... currently 156.2

goal 145

[Anelia]

My goal is to maintain weight and not to go over 113 pounds

[Catrin]

The forum software wouldn't allow me to edit my original post

I want to change my starting weight to 136.2, I know better than to weigh in on Friday because of my strength training/spinning schedule. I always retain water by Friday, but it is generally gone by Saturday.

My goal weight remains 132.

[Crankin]

OK, I am going to do this.
My weight on 1-6-12: 109.9 (danger zone for me)
Goal: 105
Then, I want to be able to maintain that, at all times of the year, not just when it's the peak of cycling season.

DH wants to join this challenge. He doesn't care if he's the only guy.I am sort of doing this a little more strictly than I would, to support him.
Mr. Crankin:
154.8
Goal:147

[emily_in_nc]

Okay, I'm in too. I hestitated joining because I know my weight must look miniscule and silly to worry about by many on this challenge, but it is up lately (since we moved to Belize) and is above my target body fat % (I can tell just by the jiggles and how much I can pinch). I have TINY bones so even at my current weight am overfat. Now that I see some other petite gals joining, I don't feel so bad about being a part of this:

Current weight: 107
Goal weight: 103

[Giulianna23]

I more pound down 198 to 197 today...didn't get a chance to check with the scale last Friday due to the fact that I was off . Hoping to get rid of at least one more pound by this coming Friday.

[Triskeliongirl]

I am going to chime in here. Its been mentioned that some of you feel you have low body weight, yet have too much fat. In the body recomposition world, this is referred to as 'skinny fat.' This happened to me many years ago when I allowed myself to lose too much weight on weight watchers, on a diet that was too low in protein. When I look back at those records, what I realized is that at a certain moment my percent body fat stayed the same, but I started to catabolize my lean body mass (i.e. muscle). Then, without any change to my diet and exercise program, I started to gain fat. That is because muscle is metabolically active, so as it is lost caloric needs go down. In time I gained more weight, of course putting on muscle as well to carry the fat. But this time, I targeted losing only the fat, by eating a diet high in protein (~1g protein/lb of LBM). So today, I keep my weight in the 140s, with a LBM of 110. That keeps my percent body fat in the low 20s, which seems to be comfortable for me to maintain. However, it terms of clothes size, I can still wear the clothes I bought when I was a 'skinny fat' 115 lb. So, ladies that are losing, consider diets that preserve lean body mass, and set your goal not on an arbitrary number on the scale (or too low a number), but on having a high strength to mass ratio, which is really what we should care about as cyclists.