November/December Weight Management Challenge

[murielalex]

Okay, I'm joining in. After injuring my ankle on November 8th, and learning that I have zero cartilage left, along with other not fun stuff, I'm taking dropping pounds seriously. Since I was in a cast and on crutches, not really exercising, I went strict paleo with a 1200 calorie count and lost 17 pounds since that day. I started up weight training again a couple weeks ago, and since I got my cast of yesterday, I'm slowly going to start doing more cardio (didn't want to sweat and stink up the cast; been there, done that, not good at work), get back on the bike, add a bit more healthy carbs in, etc. Today, I was 162.6, which is a good 20 pounds from where I need to be. My goal is to be in the 150s by the new year, and hopefully, lose about 2 lbs. weekly until I'm at least at 145, which was a weight at which I was always happy. I'm pretty muscular, and I don't like to look skinny, but I'm also 5'5" and fairly small framed minus the hips. Since I haven't been below 145 in at least 15 years, I don't even know what a healthy low weight might be for me. All I know is that I need to get any extra weight off my ankle now. The plus will be I might get better on my bike

BTW, all the holiday goodies are killing me, but I haven't had a one. I keep telling myself that there will still be good food left in the world and I don't need to eat it all today.

[indigoiis]

127, happy with it.
Had a week of TTOTM, Holiday parties with lots of sweets, family in town, and college cafeteria 2 nights, so I was surprised it stayed 127. I did try to really watch my portions, eat S L O W L Y, and enjoy each and every bite. I'm in week 8 of marathon training so I'm not dieting, but I have pretty much stopped eating dairy and I think that has helped a lot.

[Catrin]

125.9 this morning, I am happy that my weight is still below 126! It's taken me a few years to get here. It wouldn't be bad to lose more but as I am actively trying to change my body composition I am not sure what to expect from my weight...

[Possegal]

It's never too late to join in and there will definitely be another 2-month round starting in January.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...TMmxYQnc#gid=0

[murielalex]

Nice re Jan/Feb round. I'm in need

[Trek420]

I rarely post to this but now at 166, think I was near 180 at some point. Now wearing size 10 jeans. I was in the 18-20 range before.

[Catrin]

I will be in for the next round, I just need to decide if there will be a target weight or maintenance since I finally hit my target this time...

[Crankin]

I will be in for the next round, and not for maintenance.
Target weight is 104.5
Right now I'm at 106.8, but I imagine this will be higher on January 1st.
It's been a year since I joined this challenge, and it really motivated me to lose 5 pounds and maintain.

[murielalex]

Weight this morning: 161.2

My trainer killed me this morning. My arms are shaking as I type. Right now, the plan, other than sticking to my diet, is hard-core strength training four days a week, and riding two days a week until my ankle/calf/cardio ability is back up to a place where I can start pushing things a bit more, then switch back to two days of interval training on the bike during the week, one long ride plus one recovering medium-length (30-40) ride on the weekend, and drop down to three days of strength training. That's what I had been doing the two months prior to my injury. It felt good, and I was starting to see results. The Sunday "recovery ride" is really just me having fun with my friends with a lot of goofing around, like kids on our bikes again, and ending with a fun, big breakfast at my fav restaurant by the beach, which I always considered my "free meal" of the week, eating and drinking anything I wanted.

So I feel like I'm just starting out new again. I got my cast off one week ago, did a seven-mile ride last Sunday, but after three miles, my calf (the casted one) started cramping, so I turned back. On Christmas (gorgeous day out), I did 20 very slow miles (11-13mph), and was shocked on how fast I'd lost all my conditioning. In just two months off the bike, I'd gone from being able to comfortably ride 80+ miles solo at 16-20 mph, depending mostly on wind conditions with my heart rate in the 130s-140s (I can't maintain distances with anything higher). At the speed I was going on Christmas, my heart rate would have been in the low 100s to maybe 118ish, but it was in the 140s, and I was struggling at about mile 15. Ugh. I guess it is what it is.

Anyway, blab blab blab. My goal by the next weight-in is to get into the 150s, with preferably a 2-pound loss to 159.2. Since I haven't seen the the 150s in a few years, it will be a HUGE psychological boost to start of the New Year.

My goal for the next two-month round is realistically 152, but my secret fantasy goal is to see the 140s again, even if that's 149.999999.

I just want to thank you ladies for starting this thread. I know checking in will help keep me motivated and at least give me a place to hold myself accountable other than just in my head, which tends to have a....er....elastic accountability system when I get discouraged or just plain tired.

[Crankin]

My final weight for this challenge is 106.
That's higher than I've seen for the end of a challenge since maybe the first one I did.

[goldfinch]

113. This challenge was a failure for me. In the next two months I want to get down to 110. I don't want an aggressive goal. Mostly I just want to quit gaining weight.

[emily_in_nc]

105.5

Very happy as this is the lowest weight I've seen in several months and 3 lbs. less than last week's post-Mexico vacation weight. However, I came down with a cold last Sunday and thus have been a slug, so I am sure I've lost muscle, and my appetite was suppressed from being sick. I am hoping that I can keep from gaining once I start feeling 100% again -- that is usually when my appetite comes roaring back, and even though I'm more active, I eat more than enough to maintain my weight.

[murielalex]

Though it's not weigh-in day, I just want to say that this morning I woke up to 159.2! This, psychologically, is huge for me. I haven't seen the 150s since 2007/8. It was my little secret wish to get there before New Year's. I tend to bounce up and down for a couple days before any loss holds, so even if I bounce back up a bit, it's nice to see the 150s peeking out at me. I'm really happy and motivated.

[emily_in_nc]

Congrats murielalax, that's fantastic! Especially this time of year when most people are gaining. Good on ya!

[Cyclingfun]

Happy New Year to you all - Is this thread going to continue for the next challenge period, or will a new one be starting? Whatever, I'd like to join in in order to lose the 14lbs that's crept up on me over the past year... So, starting from 147lbs, I need to get to 133lbs... I'll find any tips on keeping the balance between exercise and diet regimes very valuable. I've proved over years (and years) that I don't stick to exercise regimes in the strictess sense but have a turbo-trainer and am willing to do my wayward best on that till the weather improves ( cold high winds very off-putting ). Does anyone use cycle-training videos with turbo/roller exercising? Can you recommend anything attractive (I've got one cheap one but the landscape is so mind-bogglingly boring it seems rather pointless.)