September/October weight management challenge

[gnat23]

143.8. Been all over the place this week.

-- gnat!

[emily_in_nc]

105.5 this morning. Lowest in awhile, thanks to having a cold and not much appetite for a week or so. At the peak of the cold, I had two days at 104.5, but that went right back up once my appetite started returning and I started eating a bit more. Have not been able to get much exercise due to feeling lousy and a bad cough, so the weight loss is probably muscle, unfortunately. Planning to get back to more exercise this week and hoping I can keep the weight creep at bay as every time it goes lower for a bit, it seems to creep back up.

[Shellyrides]

320.8......really?

[Crankin]

104.6
First day this week under 105. Except for my 2 boot camp classes this week, all I did was walk in the woods. I was supposed to ride with a friend on Wed. and she thought it was too cold (it was 50!) so she wanted to hike. While it was beautiful, even a 4 mile walk (couldn't call it a hike) doesn't burn the calories like a ride. Well, DH is going away for almost 2 weeks on Sunday, so I will concentrate on good eating and exercising.

[tulip]

131.6. Way wrong direction!

[indigoiis]

131.6. Way wrong direction!

Same here - 131. But it was expected, since I went to a conference and couldn't avoid the food (I just can't. For some reason, free means hoard.)

But still it's a healthy BMI and that is my main concern. Because of the conference (I commuted rather than staying at the hotel) I did not run or ride for three days.

Just trying to find a good balance of eating. I find when I do the hoarding (chipmunk-style gathering of whatever is available - shoving it in) I have a sort of addict no-consequences thing going on in my cavewoman brain. My logical brain says, that food makes you feel yucky and listless and cavewoman brain says MUAUAAARRGHHLAlaaaa arg. arg. nom.

I want to eat good, healthy foods that fuel my outdoors pursuits. I don't want to be sitting in my cube fighting the urge to go buy a box of poptarts.

For the most part, I do pretty well. But take me out of my protective arena and it's no holds barred.

[indigoiis]

p.s. hang in there Shelley. Your pursuit is on a level unimaginable to me and I am rooting for you.