May/June Weight Management Challenge

[Irulan]

Sounds like me, Anelia! I also have a big problem with fresh fruit. It's about the best thing where I live (pineapples, papaya, mango, and bananas with real flavor, not like what you get in the US), and as a result, I eat WAY more fruit than I ever did in the US. And being a high sugar food, I am sure that has had an impact on my weight. I am going to try to cut back a bit on it. Although I love it, I am probably eating more than I should. I ate more veggies in the US, where there was a much better variety available to me.

Just curious. Do you find you get much weight related to the heat? Whenever I spend time "down there", Caribbean, two weeks a year usually, I find a really retain a lot of water. Every time I get on the scale when I get home and and but it always drops off after I return to my regular PNW climate. It can affect my clothing fitting buy a full pant size. I retained over 6# of water when I was three weeks in the Grand Canyon last year. Heat Edema is what it is officially called.

[Tri Girl]

I started a bodyrock 30 day challenge 2 weeks ago, and today was my 2 week mid-challenge test. I did the same fit test I did on day one and I'm so pleased to see my strength increasing.
In the same amount of time I'm able to do 4 more burpees, 8 more boy push-ups, 9 more elevated tricep dips, and 6 more elbow-to-knee elevated ab crunches.

I am starting to see definition (just a wee bit) in my arms. My legs are still gooey, but I know I'm getting stronger. I hope when I weigh in at the end of June I'll see some kind of small loss, but I'm REALLY hoping for some inches lost.
Thanks for keeping me accountable, ladies. Even if I'm not weighing in regularly, I still feel like I'm being accountable to someone.

[Possegal]

Here it is so far.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...DVsZzVFNnFiaHc

[Possegal]

Updating for this week

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...DVsZzVFNnFiaHc

[ny biker]

141.0.

Kind of amazing, since I had another week up around 143-144.

[Tri Girl]

162
I swore I wasn't going to weigh in weekly, but I was cleaning out the closet this morning, and I just jumped on the scale.

[goldfinch]

103.8. Still staying pretty flat, but did have a blip up earlier this week.

[lovelygamer]

218. ugh only down 1

[Possegal]

Updated

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...DVsZzVFNnFiaHc

[Possegal]

Catching up ...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...DVsZzVFNnFiaHc

[lovelygamer]

216 I guess I am getting rid of the few pounds I gained when I started cycling

[Possegal]

more updates

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...DVsZzVFNnFiaHc

[ny biker]

Just curious. Do you find you get much weight related to the heat? Whenever I spend time "down there", Caribbean, two weeks a year usually, I find a really retain a lot of water. Every time I get on the scale when I get home and and but it always drops off after I return to my regular PNW climate. It can affect my clothing fitting buy a full pant size. I retained over 6# of water when I was three weeks in the Grand Canyon last year. Heat Edema is what it is officially called.

I generally feel like I gain weight when it's hot and humid, especially when I visit my parents, who don't have air conditioning.

[lovelygamer]

I would like to try this with you, if you don't mind. I have just starting making commitments to increase my cycling (I only commute now) and I'm far too heavy at 215. I would like to get to 210 by the end.

[Catrin]

I've that I retain water for 2 days after a significant workout or ride - and it takes 2 full rest days for my body to give that up. Have others noted this? It is frustrating, and it also makes it easy to become complacent (ohhhh, that 2 pounds is just water) about it all. Most of the time it is indeed true - but I hate to have to take 2 complete rest days to prove it.

I am wondering if perhaps I am getting too much salt or something that encourages my body to hold onto fluid for so long - but if this is a normal process then I won't worry about it.