May/June Weight Management Challenge

[tulip]

135. Still. I seem to be stuck.

[goldfinch]

105 this morning.

Not good, I know I have been eating like a pig.

[Catrin]

134 this morning

[ny biker]

142.0. Steady is better than gaining, I guess, though not what I had in mind.

For the first time in more than 20 years, I have stopped taking Depakote every day to control migraines. I've been on a low dose for several years and stopped it altogether on June 1 to see if I still need it at all. On higher doses, it had a big affect on my appetite, so I'm curious to see if dropping from only 250 mg per day to 0 will do anything. Of course, a week from now I might decide I need to go back on it, depending on how my head behaves.

[solobiker]

140 for me. Can't complain.

[azfiddle]

116.4 - having a hard time not snacking after riding a lot. So the scale is pretty much stuck.

[ny biker]

116.4 - having a hard time not snacking after riding a lot. So the scale is pretty much stuck.

Yeah, I think the long weekend rides are causing problems with me. Generally I find that I'm hungrier than usual for several days after a long ride, so for the past month or so I've tried to eat more for the dinner and breakfast afterwards, and I guess I've gone overboard.

I would like to say that I've gained a bit of muscle over the past couple of months, and maybe that's true since I probably lose a bit over the winter and build it back up when I start riding again in the spring. But that would probably account for less than a pound at most.

[carlotta]

168.

Been insanely busy (parents here/work/work/workworkworkwork) the past couple weeks, and I know I ate a TON of good/rich food with the parents, so I'll take steady for now. This week will be rough, but if I can get 3 commutes in it'll help, so I suppose that's a sub-goal for the week

[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

[tulip]

133.5. Yesss!! That makes 6.5 lost since the beginning of March. Going to a wedding in August at the beach; Time to ramp it up and drop the last 6-8 in the next 6 weeks. It will take a concerted effort, but I can do this.

[ny biker]

142.6.

The last thing on my mind this week has been fat. I gained at least 3 lbs of water while I was sitting at my desk last Friday afternoon. Realized I hadn't gotten up for a long time, stood up, legs felt like stuffed sausages. It was the worst on Monday-Tuesday, and it stayed until Wednesday. For several days it was so bad my sandals were digging into my feet.

I don't know why it was so bad. I was actually wondering if having the Depakote out of my system was having a bizarre effect on me. A hormone swing might explain some of it, but not the severity or duration. There was nothing unusually salty about the food I was eating, and once it started I made an effort to avoid salty foods.

And I don't know what to do about it. I kept my feet elevated but that didn't seem to help. I don't want to take diuretics but I have no idea what else to do.

Anyway. I'm leaving on Sunday to visit my parents for a week, and their low-carb diet usually leaves me hungry and losing weight, or not gaining at the very least. So we'll see how things go.

[goldfinch]

104

I am surprised it is that low. I've been eating like a pig.

[tulip]

NY, I use a timer at work. I set it for 25 minutes and when it goes off, I get up and move around for 5 minutes (also with a timer). Sometimes I do pushups, sometimes I just take big steps like Monty Python. If I had stairs, I'd go up and down the stairs a few times. Something like that might help.

[ny biker]

NY, I use a timer at work. I set it for 25 minutes and when it goes off, I get up and move around for 5 minutes (also with a timer). Sometimes I do pushups, sometimes I just take big steps like Monty Python. If I had stairs, I'd go up and down the stairs a few times. Something like that might help.

Normally I have to get up to use the bathroom often enough to keep me moving, but that didn't happen because my body decided to just soak up all the water rather than eliminate it.