January/February weight loss challenge

[Susan Otcenas]

Roxy,

This is a good place to start reading for more info.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/

Susan

[channlluv]

geezthatwasdepressing


But thank you for sharing the link. I've got a long, long way to go.

Roxy

[Jones]

Let's go ahead and put me in as 154.6! That puts me under my goal and a happy girl.

Congratulations. I always keep a close eye on your weight loss because when you started we were with in a few pounds of each other and now you weigh more than 10 lbs less than me. It is really inspiring to see others results when we started in the same place.
I was looking at your goal weight and trying to figure out what my goal weight should be, I was wondering if you would mind sharing how tall you are.

Keep up the good work.

[Catrin]

You can put me down as 148.2 and I've reached this particular goal

[Possegal]

Been offline for the day, pardon me while I catch up, lots of posts.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...ZT1JRVFE&hl=en
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?k...=0&output=html

[Possegal]

And yes, there will be a March/April chart. I'll start a thread next week for folks to chime in if they want to be on it, and we will weigh for that chart next Friday, the 5th of March.

Lots of pink on this chart - way to go ladies, you are all very inspiring!

[kacie tri-ing]

Congratulations. I always keep a close eye on your weight loss because when you started we were with in a few pounds of each other and now you weigh more than 10 lbs less than me. It is really inspiring to see others results when we started in the same place.
I was looking at your goal weight and trying to figure out what my goal weight should be, I was wondering if you would mind sharing how tall you are.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks! I had no idea we were weight loss buddies!!!! I feel like we should have a friendship bracelet of something

These 10 have been slow and tough!!! I have a feeling the next 10 will be even slower! But I am not quite ready to give up (even though I just had more dinner than I should considering....)

I am 5'7.5" and when you are doing weight loss stuff every half and inch counts!

What are you doing to cut calories/fat? Any particular program?

[channlluv]

Hey, if we're getting TE buddy bracelets, I want one, too. Susan, what do you think? It should say something cool and inspirational, something to help keep us on track when we're facing situations like I was today, craving ice cream. I even went to Trader Joe's freezer to see what they might have in single serve something, but I ended up getting bananas instead.

It was not as satisfying. I still want vanilla ice cream. But tomorrow is weigh-in.

Roxy

[Susan Otcenas]

Hey, if we're getting TE buddy bracelets, I want one, too. Susan, what do you think? It should say something cool and inspirational, something to help keep us on track when we're facing situations like I was today, craving ice cream. I even went to Trader Joe's freezer to see what they might have in single serve something, but I ended up getting bananas instead.

It was not as satisfying. I still want vanilla ice cream. But tomorrow is weigh-in.

Roxy

I think it's a fabulous idea.

And, good call on the bananas!

When I need an ice cream indulgence, I go for this: http://www.hungry-girl.com/externali...x.cfm?c=14&b=1 It's only 90 calories for a half cup (2 WW points!) and it's really creamy and yummy. And yes, I really do measure out precisely a half cup.

When I was a kid, my older sister used to stick her single-serve yogurt containers in the freezer. The yogurt froze pretty hard and made for good local "ice cream".

Susan

Susan

[Jones]

My bracelet needs to say "Think before you eat" or "Don't eat that!" as for ice cream I only eat it in the summer time ( I hate to be cold) and when I do I eat this http://dreyers.slowchurned.com/flavo...?b=1430&f=2959 and I eat the whole container, all 160 calories.

Kacie, I am not following a weight loss program. Years ago I did weight watchers and learned lots, now I am just counting calories. I also try to plan meals around what veggies I am going to eat instead of what protein or starch. I try to pig out on veggies and eat smaller portions of other things. Dieting is hard and takes lots of planning- that's the part I don't like. Being smaller and faster is the part I like.

[limewave]

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday all said the same darn thing. Got on the scale yesterday and thought it was a fluke, but I'm holding steady today! Yay!
Down over 2 lbs this week!!!!
184.2

[ASammy1]

236 again. I had a feeling this week would be a bust after last week's 2.5 lb loss. It's ok though. I lost 5 lbs this challenge which is in the right direction

I'm in for the next 2 months!

[Crankin]

I just used the BMI calculator. As I expected, my BMI is squarely in the normal range, although most people think I am super skinny and under weight (I am also right in the normal range for weight, too). I would love to lose 2-3 pounds to get the BMI at the very lowest end of the normal range, so I have some leeway here. But every time I lose those 2-3 pounds, they come right back, unless I totally give up all bread (even whole wheat), wine, and anything else remotely fun. I know I eat healthier than most people and there is no junk in my house.
I spent a few years being overweight and many more being underweight. It's getting harder and harder to just maintain...

[Catrin]

Roxy,

This is a good place to start reading for more info.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/

Susan

Aren't there gender differences where BMI is concerned? At least this is what I've been told.

[limewave]

I think it's a fabulous idea.
When I need an ice cream indulgence, I go for this: http://www.hungry-girl.com/externali...x.cfm?c=14&b=1 It's only 90 calories for a half cup (2 WW points!) and it's really creamy and yummy. And yes, I really do measure out precisely a half cup.

I've had that. Its GOOOOOOOD.