January/February weight management challenge

[goldfinch]

105 for me today too.

Holding pretty steady. I like this number and want to stay within a couple of pounds variance from 105. I ate like a pig yesterday. Over the three preceding days I rode 100 miles total and I think I was a big short on calories, but I went way over board yesterday, into binge territory. My average calories for the week was 1643, my highest in more than a year!!! The next two days will be off days. It is stormy, both windy and rainy here through Saturday. I don't even want to walk in the weather.

Now I'm off to ride a golf cart around the state park, filling bird feeders in the rain.

[azfiddle]

Goldfinch and Crankin, I'm envious of your numbers- which I may never reach, but happily, the scale today said 115.6, and has been below 116 at least 4 days in the last 7.

Last June we went on a vacation for 2 weeks and I gained about 4 lbs. In spite of all my cycling, it has taken me until now to get back- and that is still above my goal of 112 (which I last saw during mid-winter 2010-2011). But still, wandering between 112-118 is better than 145-150 :-)

[yellow]

Wow, 105 Can't imagine. I think I weighed that in 4th grade.

123.8 today. It surprised me that I did not gain a pound or two this week. Last week was my first 40+ mile running week since last fall and I was ravenous Mon-Tues-Wed of this week. Couple that with less running this week (it's my easy week), and I was sure I'd see an upward creep. Probably next week. I'm targeting more of a maintenance level of calories now that the mileage is increasing.

[azfiddle]

Meant to add- Crankin I hope you figure out a good balance on your vacation eating- even though I was active when we went on ours, I just didn't track what I was eating at all and it sure took a long time to get rid of the vacation pounds. Sounds like you will have many wonderful temptations though.

[Maye]

149.6 :-)
Great after a difficult week at work.
TGIF!

[Gypsy]

164.6, which is a downward again, after a week of being sick. Hopefully this is the last of the obstacles I'm facing now and can focus.

[Susan Otcenas]

138.5. Same as last week, but honestly, I'm thrilled. I *thought* I'd be up this week, for various reasons, so no complaints from me. That's 7 pounds since 1/1. Looks like I'll miss my goal of 136 by the end of the month, but I'm hoping to get maybe a pound closer this coming week. We shall see....

My longer term goal remains 130 by May 12th (the day of my first triathlon for 2012) and 127 by the end of August (Ironman Canada!)

[five one]

138 yet again. This weekend I am going to sit down and REALLY analyze what I am eating and how much. I have gotten away from recording it. I need to get it dialed in better. Obviously I am in maintenance mode with what I am eating and expending.

I have a cycling metric coming up in early May and I'm signed up for the San Diego R&R Half in June (walking. My left hip protests the impact of running). It sure would be nice to shed some excess fat by then.

[jobob]

146.0
... and that was wearing jeans & a sweatshirt; yeah, I'm still losing weight.

I'm hesitant to deviate very far from my old routine; on days that I splurge, I follow up with a few days back on the program (portion control, snacking on fruits and veg, no alcohol).

Eh, I have many fun things (involving food & adult bevs, natch ) planned over the next several weeks, so it's probably a Very Good Thing that I'm well under my WW goal weight now.

If I'm under 150 lbs -- which is w/in two lbs of my goal weight of 148 -- on March 22, I make Lifetime. Woo-woo.

[Crankin]

AZfiddle, your tale is a cautionary one, though, usually I can get back with a little work, just like I did in the past 2 months. The last time DH and I went on this eating program, it was also before a trip. When we came back, some of the habits stuck, but not all. And, it was 8 years ago; it's more important for me to maintain now.
All in all, I see very specifically what puts pounds on me, and what doesn't. Some of it doesn't make sense, such as I can eat a small amount of whole wheat cereal and milk, but not half a bagel (which causes me to gain). Brown rice and quinoa seem to make me gain, but whole wheat pasta doesn't.
I've learned how to control my portion size, which is a big issue for me. An issue now is I want to get back to using my normal Cooking Light recipes and other recipes, which really are quite healthy, but I am afraid that we will both gain it all back. I'm not content to only use the recipes/meals from the low glycemic cookbook I've been using over and over. It's a 6 week eating program and it really works. The past week, I've been recycling the last 2 weeks, which pretty much model what you are supposed to eat to maintain.
Yellow, 105 is a normal weight for my height and build. I've been around this weight since high school, except for my one "fat" period and during pregnancy. I am only 5' 1", and I think now I'm actually closer to 5' 0."

[Susan Otcenas]

If I'm under 150 lbs -- which is w/in two lbs of my goal weight of 148 -- on March 22, I make Lifetime. Woo-woo.

Woot! You go girl!

[emily_in_nc]

I skipped this week's weigh-in to avoid falling into a depression. I just had a glorious five days on a large sailing catamaran trip down to Guatemala. We ate and drank with wild abandon, and only got to walk around in town one day of the five as the rest were on the water. I can tell I put on from 3-5 lbs. and just can't face seeing the scale until I've had a week of normal eating behind me. I expect I'll still be up a little, but I can't deal with 5 lbs.

Back next Friday after some runs and bike rides!

[Crankin]

I'll be in the same position as you next week...

[Crankin]

OK, we are leaving on vacation in 3 hours. DH has been nuts knowing that he had to do his weigh in 2 days early. I told him he already had a diagnosable case of exercise anorexia... he didn't get to ride to work yesterday, blah, blah, blah.
My final weight this morning: 105.4
Mr. Crankin 147.2

I have been at or below my goal weight for most of the past 2 weeks. Since Saturday, I have toned done the intensity of my work outs, since I have been recovering a sinus infection, which triggers my fibromyalgia symptoms. It's amazing what a combination of just a little bit more of clean eating and an increase in intensity of exercise does for me. When I look at last week, I rode outside 3 times, did one spin class, and 2 very hard weight/core/circuit classes. This is a lot for me, no matter what time of year it is.
I am happy with my new normal of a weight range of 104-106.5. Before my range was just too close to my "danger zone." The challenge has taught me a lot about the way my body responds to different foods, and it's been worth it just for that.
Now, off for 4.5 days of x country skiing, snow shoeing, and eating in Craftsbury, VT.

[Catrin]

Crankin - just curious how tall you are?

I am just trying to decide what a real target weight for me should be. I've recently changed clubs and had a bod-pod (free) eval last week and found out that 33% of my weight is fat That isn't considered obese, but it isn't ideal. I know my diet is pretty good, I mean, I reversed diabetes 2 with diet and exercise. I also get a lot of exercise.

So, on March 16 I am getting a full 1-hour long resting metabolism test, and will then take all of that information to the sports dietitian at my club for a talk. Thankfully the new club is part of a large university fitness research facility so I am pretty confident that these people are qualified. With my age and lack of thyroid or a reproductive system it seems good to talk with someone qualified about my diet. Perhaps I am not getting enough calories...with a target of 1300 I doubt that I am getting too many.

While it is true that I exercise a great deal, and have worked with a trainer for the past 2.5 years, my workouts haven't changed all that much over the last two years - outside of weight and intensity. My exercises have all come from the same "menu" of choices, and I suspect my body is just plain used to it.

The group training at my club that is part of the body-fat loss challenge is already mixing things up. They focus on high intensity exercises that utilize as many large muscle groups at the same time with the goal of boosting our metabolism. Since we started last week I've lost 1 pound...hmmmm

Perhaps my body just got bored? No matter, riding season is just around the corner