Weigh in - week of Nov. 13

[Offthegrid]

I lost 2.5 pounds. I'm happy. I was secretly hoping to lose another 1/2 pound to get me to 20 pounds lost, but I'll take it. I don't have a T.O.P.S. meeting (nonprofit weight loss support group) next Tuesday, so I definitely should hit a total of 20 pounds lost in two weeks.

Anyone other folks want to share your progress?

[Veronica]

I'll share my lack of progress.

I'd hope to get back into my routine of ab work and pushups in the morning this week. This cold has thrown me for a loop. I can barely get myself to work. Maybe tomorrow...

It's part of my master plan to up the output to lose a little bit more before brevet season starts.

On the flip side I have been successful thus far at not eating any junk at work.

Congrats on the 2.5 pounds! Slow and steady is the way to do it.

V.

[limewave]

I'm chiming in . . . I'm a little disappointed with myself. My doc insists I lose weight. I'm trying--kind of. I've been eating better and working out. My clothes have all started to fit better so I finally braved the scale. I'm up 2 pounds!!!! Okay, I know muscle weighs more than fat, but I really, really need to lose weight. Grrrrrr. At this point I don't care about gaining muscle, I'm already strong, I just want to lose the fat. Wish me luck. I'm going to cut about 100 to 150 calories a day--I'll be down to 1650-1700.

[Veronica]

2 pounds is normal fluctuation for me. It could just be a heavy day.

V.

[kelownagirl]

OTG - well done, close to 20 lbs in two weeks? Wow!

I started "dieting" last spring and lost 12 lbs in a few months, then I ate normally but rode lots all summer and maintained the loss. Now I'm back to dieting again. I managed to meet my goal to lose 6 lbs between Oct 15-Nov 15. My next goal is to lose another 5 before New Year's. Ultimately, I want to be down to 115 by next summer. I have found I need to be patient and focus on 1-2 lbs a week as a goal rather than try to get it all off at one time. I just can't seem to stick to a strict diet and this way I have fun too. It's more a life-style change really. I eat between 1200-1500 calories a day when I'm being "good"

[kelownagirl]

limewave - I agree. 2 lbs up or down is tough to tell. Whenever I go up like that, I just weigh myself a few days in a row and see if it's a true gain. I do the same thing when I have a surprising loss...

[Grog]

OTG - well done, close to 20 lbs in two weeks? Wow!

I think she meant she will have reached the 20 lbs goal in two weeks!

Loosing 20 lbs in two weeks wouldn't be very healthy!!!

[kelownagirl]

ok that makes much more sense.

[Offthegrid]

Yup, I meant that in 2 weeks, I will have lost at least 20 pounds since I started Oct. 1.

(I am able to lose weight relatively quickly because I have 80 pounds yet to go.)

[maillotpois]

I originally read that as 20 lbs in 2 weeks and was wondering what you'd had amputated...

[snapdragen]

Even with a long weekend of debauchery in Las Vegas, I'm down 1.2 Must've been all the walking from bar to bar......

[trail_mommy]

I'll jump right in here! I haven't even introduced myself yet but I have a new found love my dh turned me onto...MTB We also have three kids! I'm 26 and we have a 5.5 year old, almost 3 year old and our youngest turns 1 Tuesday. Needless to say, I lost my baby weight from baby 1 but not from baby 2 as he was only 13 months when I became pregnant with #3. I am 165 pounds and 5'8.5(adding the half helps lol) I am usually 125-130 lbs. I am nursing and started doing Tae Bo a couple times a week and I try to ride a trail a couple times a week. I am a night owl...can you tell it's almost 3am here I have this thing for eating crap at night. Anyway, nice to be here!


Jennifer

[suzieqtwa]

Welcome Jennifer...this is a wonderful site with so much information.

[Bikingmomof3]

Welcome Trail_Mommy. I also have 3 children. This is a wonderful biking forum.