October Accountability & Weigh In
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Height 5'10"
HW- 183.1 lbs
SW June- 180 lbs
SW July-177.9 lbs
SW August- 174.2 lbs
SW September- 168 lbs
Oct 6th: 165.6 lbs
Oct 13th: 162.7 lbs
Oct 16th: 161.2 lbs
Oct 20th:
Oct 23rd:
Oct 27th:
Oct 30th:
October Goal 162
Ive been studying alllll day and allll night! Fortunately, I made a little time for climbing last night, and had an amazing night on Friday climbing (with a total hottie hehe). Every other second of my time has been with my head in the books. Much of my loss is because of diet. I havent been over eating, or eating junky food. It's weird how when I started this journey, I was working out religiously, and I thought that was the only way to achieve true loss. I look at the scale now and I think about how my exercises have dramatically reduced/changed, and I can't believe I'm actually losing still. I am happy though. It feels good to fit into my old clothes, and to be within 6 pounds of my ultimate goal. However I am losing, I will take it! If I can just make time to climb at least 3 times per week, I will be very happy both emotionally and physically.
I can't believe how close I am to the 150s... honestly thinking about it makes me kind of emotional so lately I've been kind of ignoring the thought of it. Its been YEARS since i've been this low. And there were definitely times I thought getting to this point again would be impossible or that I would need to pay a trainer or some app tons of money to get to this point. I am reminded of the break up i went through a couple of years ago when I was in the best shape of my life... it took the worst toll on me physically, mentally, and emotionally. I feel like losing this weight, has been a journey for me to take the power back. Because for so long I felt powerless in my own skin post break up.
@Ree13x congratulations!! you are soooo close to your goal this month!
@brianneangell08 you got this girl!! YOU are super close. You worked so hard to get to this exact point. Now is the time to push yourself just a little bit more than usual, so you don't let that motivation slip away. you got this!2 -
Height: 5'5"
HW: 138 LBS
Age: 31
Ultimate goal: 117-120 LBS
CW: 125.8 (as of this morning!)
October goal: 120 LBS
SEPT 14: 129.5 LBS
SEPT 18: 128.8 LBS
SEPT 22: 127.4 LBS
SEPT 26: 127.0 LBS
SEPT 29: 128.2 LBS
OCT 2: 126.8 LBS
OCT 4: 125.8 LBS
MINI VACATION BREAK WITH HUBBY AND FRIENDS
OCT 11: 128.4
(Random weight in later in the day was 127.6!!!)
OCT 12: 127.2 (yay getting better!)
OCT 14: 126.4
OCT 16: 125.22 -
Height 5'7"
HW 151lbs
GW 122lbs-124lbs
October GW: 122lbs
June Start: 144lbs
July Start: 137lbs
August Stat: 131lbs
September Start: 127lbs
9/30: 125lbs
10/7: 124 lbs
10/14: 124 lbs
10/21:
10/28:
Congrats to everyone moving forward and maintaining, I wish I could get more specific with my responses today but I am just too crazy busy with school and work. My success for this week was maintaining, logging every food. Looking forward to halloween!4 -
Update
Height: 5’1”
HW (2013): 142 lb
Starting weight in July: 110 lb
CW Oct 11: 106lb
UGW: 103 lbs by Dec
Oct 11: 106 lbs
Oct 16: 105 lbs
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It's as if everyone who was struggling earlier in the month is now getting moving again! I'll join that trend! One more weigh in for me this month, fingers crossed I hit the BF% goal!
Through our health insurer (via work) we get free basic health checks, so later this morning I will have my blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and weight measured. Of course the weigh in is clothed so will show higher, despite me having to fast before the appointment (I'm bloody starving
). It's all good though: Through being healthy and active and healthy you get points, and those points will offer you discounts in lots of places (gyms, food shopping, free Starbucks coffee, free cinema ticket, money off flights with British Airways, etc). Our plan has just renewed this month and this year I am determined to level up!
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs
SW October: 166lbs (last September weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 154lbs
October goal: 162lbs
Body fat goal for October: 25.8%
26th April: 179.4lbs - Body fat: 29.6%
31st May: 173lbs – Body fat: 28.2%
28th June: 170.6lbs - Body fat 27.6%
26th July: 168lbs - Body fat 26.9%
31st Aug: 169lbs - Body fat 27.2%
6th Sep: 168.4lbs - Body fat 27%
13th Sep: 166.6lbs - Body fat 26.8%
20th Sep: 166.6lbs – Body fat 26.8%
27th Sep: 166lbs – Body fat 26.6%
4th Oct: 163.8lbs – Body fat 26.3%
11th Oct: 164.2lbs – Body fat 26.3%
18th Oct: 163.4lbs - Body fat 26.1%
25th Oct:3 -
Health check done!
The scales said exactly 74kg, he subtracted 0.5kg because of clothes, putting me at 162lbs. Mind you, I'll stick to my accurate scale on a solid floor over his mechanical one which is on (hard) office carpet
My good cholesterol is ridiculously good (and gone up still), and my total cholesterol is gradually coming down (I have the results from the previous 2 years as well), meaning that my bad cholesterol has significantly reduced. Given that heart problems and high cholesterol run in my family, this makes me very happy!
Also, blood pressure has improved greatly! I do suffer from white coat syndrome so an 'official' person measuring this always increases it compared to my measurements at home. In the past my blood pressure readings have been in the 135/95 (approx 127/90 at home) region, but today I came in at 110/85 (113/73 at home last night), which is a major improvement!
It goes to show how much a healthy and active lifestyle affect us physically. I feel better, and my numbers reflect that, so I am buzzing right now!3 -
Height: 5'11.5
HW: 212lbs on MFP/220lbs at doctor's office
SW October: 142.8lbs
Ultimate goal: 145-150lbs strong.
October goal: 143 solid.
4th October: 143lbs.
11th October: 143lbs (Day 1 ToM)
18th October: 142lbs.
I've had a really busy week so much so that I got a cold over the weekend and migraine last night which forced me to bed and it's still lingering behind my right eye with some light sensitivity this morning. I'm going around turning off lights and turning down computer screens and generally being annoying but I don't want this to ramp back up. No training this week either as my trainers just welcomed their second baby over the weekend. He's pretty stinking cute.
Weight-wise, I knew I was going to go down, even though I dropped 1,300ish calories on my lunch on Saturday (bacon cheeseburger with a brioche bun and white potato fries) and had takeaway in the evening (a container of beef chow mein, chip shop chips and a chicken ball - I only ever eat one because they're so greasy). My stomach is flatter, well as flat as it can be with abs, and my arms have either grown or I've dropped BF off them.
@rianneonamission Those are some great numbers! Especially BP. Shows that all your running has helped your cardiac function. Do you ever get any dizzy spells standing up?
Okay, I've hit my limit of computers for the hour, my eye feels like someone is trying to dig it out with a fork. Go team, go! One last push for October!
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Those blasted migraines. I feel your pain, even if I don't get them anymore (the BP reduction I'm sure has a part to play in that). Hope it *kitten*s off soon! If it does, will you do some training by yourself to keep it up?
No, I don't get dizzy spells, apart from when I get up really quickly from a really low position, and that is a rare thing. For me the big thing is cholesterol because of family history. My total cholesterol went down from 5.59 to 5.23, while my good cholesterol increased from 2.16 to 2.27, meaning my bad cholesterol has gone down from 3.43 to 2.96.
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Height: 5'5"
HW: 138 LBS
Age: 31
Ultimate goal: 117-120 LBS
CW: 125.8 (as of this morning!)
October goal: 120 LBS
SEPT 14: 129.5 LBS
SEPT 18: 128.8 LBS
SEPT 22: 127.4 LBS
SEPT 26: 127.0 LBS
SEPT 29: 128.2 LBS
OCT 2: 126.8 LBS
OCT 4: 125.8 LBS
MINI VACATION BREAK WITH HUBBY AND FRIENDS
OCT 11: 128.4 (Random weight in later in the day was 127.6!!!)
OCT 12: 127.2 (yay getting better!)
OCT 14: 126.4
OCT 16: 125.2
OCT 17: 127 (unexplained weight gain)
OCT 18: 127.2 (well aunt flo came 5 days early so I think I understand the weight gain)
MINI BREAK FROM WEIGHING MYSELF UNTIL PERIOD ENDS 2 -
It's a funny one for me, I used to get them a lot as a teenager and really bad and then I didn't have any for ages and now they've started to pop up again. I think it's just stress and a lack of sleep this week. But I'm actually going to train my brother when we've both got a free moment and I'll do a couple of HIIT bodyweight workouts myself. I can't really do much of anything until my head stops hurting.
I just wondered because our BP is roughly the same standing up but my BP drops a lot when I'm sitting down to about 90/60 so I get them frequently. Food doesn't really help with it so I don't bother. Doctors always give it a double take but it's always how I've been when I've been thinner. My neurologist said it's how I'm going to live forever.
That's amazing for cholesterol. You're so close to under 5. Do you eat more fish now? I know fish is good cholesterol, lol. Will you get a re-test in 6 months?0 -
@glassofroses If your BP is significantly different laying down and standing and you experience a lot of dizzy spells (is standing/walking for a long time difficult?) you might do well to look into POTS syndrome. My mom has it. Common doctors don’t usually know too much, but it is easier to diagnose nowadays than when she did.
http://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/page.php?ID=30
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HW 171
GW 132
Oct GW 152
Oct 2 157.5
Oct 9 157.5
Oct 12 155
Oct 16 155.5 (the bloating caught up with me finally)
Oct 23
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I am hovering at 154. I need to eat less. So...I'm going to make the following commitments:
1) I'm going to stop drinking my calories--just water, tea, and black coffee for me.
2) I'm going to stay within my calorie allotment of 1600 calories everyday.
3) I'm going to walk an hour every day.
-Deb
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Height: 5'5"
HW: 138 LBS
Age: 31
Ultimate goal: 117-120 LBS
CW: 125.8 (as of this morning!)
October goal: 120 LBS
SEPT 14: 129.5 LBS
SEPT 18: 128.8 LBS
SEPT 22: 127.4 LBS
SEPT 26: 127.0 LBS
SEPT 29: 128.2 LBS
OCT 2: 126.8 LBS
OCT 4: 125.8 LBS
MINI VACATION BREAK WITH HUBBY AND FRIENDS
OCT 11: 128.4 (Random weight in later in the day was 127.6!!!)
OCT 12: 127.2 (yay getting better!)
OCT 14: 126.4
OCT 16: 125.2
OCT 17: 127 (unexplained weight gain)
OCT 18: 127.2 (well aunt flo came 5 days early so I think I understand the weight gain)
MINI BREAK FROM WEIGHING MYSELF UNTIL PERIOD ENDS
OCT 19: 127.8 (cheated and weighed myself out of curiosity)
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Height: 5'7"
SW: 129lbs
GW: 136-138lbs
Sept 29: 129.2
Oct 6: 128.4
Oct 13: 129.4
Oct 20: 130.8
Oct 27:
Had quite the jump in weight this week, a lot of it had to do with my increase in workout volume for sure. Usually I would kind of freak out and scale back the eating, nope.. not this time, all I have to do is look in the mirror to know it is not fat hah. I am sick of taking it too slow in the beginning and wasting so much time barely gaining. I am going to give it another week and then adjust from there.
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HW:148
SW: 113.4
Oct Goal weight: 112-115
Start of Jan: 148 lbs
Start of Feb: 139 lbs
Start of March: 133
Start of Apr-127.2
Start of May: 122.6
Start of June-115.0-GOAL
start of July- 115
Start of august-115
Start of sept 112
Start of oct:113
October 6-111.2
October 13-Away
October 20-112.1
October 27-
Struggles: Main struggle this week was getting back on track. I also may have injured my knee slightly yesterday due to an increased mileage. I am struggling with how to rehab while still maintaining form for the race (2 weeks away) Real mental head games are afoot.
Successes: I ran 12 miles tuesday, the most I've ever done and the most I am supposed to do before the race. I felt ok doing it. I managed to get in a great run while away. I didn't eat popcorn at the game. I was scared but I did another dexa scan and was really pleased with the results. I was leaner than I expected and though I did have muscle gain, i was expecting a little more.
Upcoming week plan: I will follow the training schedule as best as I can. I have to rehab this knee to make sure I can run in two weeks. I have to exercise patience and apply as much focus to the rehab as the training.
Glad to see that a to of people are finding that autumn groove. Congrats to all of you who have gained momentum in your losses or gains.2 -
brianneangell08 wrote: »@glassofroses If your BP is significantly different laying down and standing and you experience a lot of dizzy spells (is standing/walking for a long time difficult?) you might do well to look into POTS syndrome. My mom has it. Common doctors don’t usually know too much, but it is easier to diagnose nowadays than when she did.
http://www.dysautonomiainternational.org/page.php?ID=30
We've [my GP and I] talked about it but I don't really have any other symptoms other than dizziness which isn't an every time thing but we've always said if it gets any worse we'll do a tilt table. Definitely appreciate the info though because we've never really discussed what any possible outcomes could be.
I must have been holding a lot of fluid retention from Saturday because I'm still steadily going down. It's cool though because I'm still hitting my macros I've set for myself even if I haven't been able to increase like I planned. I got another migraine twinge last night/this morning in the left eye (Wed was the right) and a bit of IBS pain so I'm a bit off my food/struggling. I had a chickpea curry last night and I was honestly done maybe halfway through it but my calories were way too low for the day so I had to plough my way through. It was really good though, so I didn't mind too much. It's days like that when you're eating pizza (training carbs!) and you just end up resenting bread like it murdered your mother. 0 -
Height 5'10"
HW- 183.1 lbs
SW June- 180 lbs
SW July-177.9 lbs
SW August- 174.2 lbs
SW September- 168 lbs
Oct 6th: 165.6 lbs
Oct 13th: 162.7 lbs
Oct 16th: 161.2 lbs
Oct 21st: 160.5 lbs
Oct 23rd:
Oct 27th:
Oct 30th:
October Goal 162
Congratulations @rianneonamission !! Those are great health stats. You've made some serious improvements for your long term health. That is amazing.
@glassofroses ugh migraines are terrrrrrrible! I'm sorry you are going through that right now.
I have sort of a silent goal of hitting the 150s by next weekend. It's silent because, I would be perfectly happy staying at the weight I'm currently at. I've lost more than I thought I could so far this month. But as us ladies know, its a balancing effort, with hormones and shark week.
However, hitting the 150s, even just 159.9 would be kind of a welcome present for me. Next weekend I am co-hosting a massive halloween party with some friends. Almost 100 people are coming! I am going to be Poison Ivy from the Batman series. I am really excited about it. I have a friend who is going to be Catwoman, and another friend who is going to be Wonderwoman.
We have sort of a superhero/villian trio going! I'm so excited.
Have to get lots of homework done now, so I can have fun next weekend.
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Height: 5"3
Heaviest weight: 154lbs
Goal weight: 125lbs
July SW: 134.7lbs
August SW: 133.3lbs
October SW: 133.4lbs
October GW: 131lbs
Oct 8th - 134lbs
Oct 22nd - 133.5
I missed last week's weigh in as I was away. Not much movement this week but I'm in a show this week so will probably drop a few pounds from all the extra expended energy!0 -
Height: 5'3”
HW: 127lbs
Ultimate GW: 110lbs
SW (end of Sept): 112.4
October GW: Ideally, 110. But, I would be happy if I got to 111.
Oct 2: 113.2
Oct 9: 112.0
Oct 16: 112.6
Oct 23: 111.6
Oct 30:
So close! My logging wasn’t actually the tightest this week, so I’m glad the Scale still went down.
At this point, I’m trying to mentally prepare myself and plan for maintenance/recomp. I’m trying to decide between eating a flat rate of calories each day, or calorie cycling (extra calories on workout days, and a small deficit on other days). It equals out to the same number of calories each week, just trying to decide what’s best.0 -
Height 5'10"
HW- 183.1 lbs
SW June- 180 lbs
SW July-177.9 lbs
SW August- 174.2 lbs
SW September- 168 lbs
Oct 6th: 165.6 lbs
Oct 13th: 162.7 lbs
Oct 16th: 161.2 lbs
Oct 21st: 160.5 lbs
Oct 23rd: 158.5 lbs
Oct 27th:
Oct 30th:
October Goal 162
Good morning everyone! This weigh in is a big deal for me, and I don't even know if I fully accept it lol. It's still strange to me that I'm losing without doing massive amounts of working out. All summer I was in a gym on a machine at least 5 days a week. Since school has begun my routine has been so different. And I think it has made me extra aware of what I eat because I don't have time to hit the gym regularly and I don't want to lose my progress.
I have just been climbing 2-3x per week (2-3 hour sessions), walking to and from campus (4 days per week, approx .75 mile- 1 mile per day), and not over eating every day (probably averaging between 1300-1400 calories). <
I know this last part will need to change.
Over summer, my goal was 1800 calories per day, and I achieved steady loss. I reduced my goal to 1600 calories per day, and I know I have been coming in under that. I need to gradually up my calorie intake again, because my body has definitely adjusted to eating less and I know it's not long term sustainable.
I haven't had a pizza in lord knows how long haha. And theres ice cream in my house and I don't even crave it! HOW WEIRD is that?! I crave smoothies, and eggs, toast, fruit, fish tacos, ahi tuna bowls, and SLEEP. LOL its weird nowadays to be so incredibly busy that I don't even have time to think about binging. For me now food is literally fuel. It is an after thought unfortunately on some really busy days. The good thing about that though, is I really am only eating when I'm hungry and I am able to identify when that is better.
Anyways, I am always on the hunt for new recipes. I am still pescatarian (don't eat red meat or chicken). If any of you are veggies, or vegan or even pescatarian like me, or just happen to have some great recipes that don't involve chicken or red meat, please message me! I'm always looking for some new ideas. I need inspiration!
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@brianneangell08 as far as I know, I don't know if one is better than the other. However, I found calorie cycling helped with adherence and recovery (at least when I was in a deficit). I would eat more (mostly carbs) on lifting days as well as weekends. Try different things out and see what makes you feel best and gives you the most optimal gym performance. As long as you are maintaining your weight overall, whatever you choose to do should be fine.0
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Morning all!!!
My last weigh in was Oct 21: 149.5lbs.
I have been as low as 148.5 to as high as 150.5 on my "daily" weigh ins. I am happy with how I look and how my clothes fit, but I would still like to be in the 140s. For 5'8.5 150lb and above just seems to be too much. I have not worked out like I should in the last 2 weeks. So this week I plan to get back into it and try to eat as clean as possible without starving myself.0 -
I was in a car accident today (unfortunately my fault). Dislocated my shoulder and had to pop it back in. Needless to say, that puts a halt on my exercise routine - no lifting for a while.
My car is likely totaled as well. So the next few days are going to be full of the stress of all that. 0 -
@brianneangell08 oh my goodness! I'm so terribly sorry to hear that you were in an accident. My gosh, I know first hand how traumatic that can be. I'm glad that it was not any worse. Please take it easy on yourself, and continue to check in and keep us posted on how you are doing. Sending lots of love and positive prayers your way.0
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HW: 186
SW: 147
October goal: 145
Current: 144.6
And, man, was that .4 hard won! I'm just happy to break a barrier I've had for over a year. What is making a difference is not eating after dinner.0 -
Height - 5’10”
HW - 186.4 lbs
SW August – 177.4 lbs
SW September – 173.2 lbs
October 1 – 169.4 lbs
October 3 – 170.2 lbs
October 6 – 169.0 lbs
October 10 – 171.4 lbs
October 13 – 167.0 lbs ???
October 17 – 169.6 lbs
October 22 – 169.2
October 24 –169.0
October 27 –
October 31 –
October Goal – 165 166.4 168
I feel like I haven't been here in ages. And I missed it! Life has gotten so busy lately that checking the group got lowered down on my priority list.
I have been logging, but not very tightly. I haven't gained though, so I consider that a win. I've made a better attempt at logging properly these last 2 weeks, so hopefully I can keep that up.
I really wanted to start working out 3 times a week, but right now it's not something I can give my attention to. I think I will bring my workout gear to work and on days when the opportunity arises, go hit the gym, but I'm not going to try to hold myself to a schedule because it won't be successful right now.
Congratulations @2tall4thisworld !! You've had a such a great month! It goes to show that sometimes when you change your perspective on things, it helps the process move along. Keep up the great work!
@brianneangell08 - I'm sorry to hear about your accident. Take things easy on your body, it needs time to recover and it's so important not to overlook that. I hope you feel better and get your car issues sorted out soon.
I'm just headed out the door to work, so I can't post anymore personal messages, but good luck ladies! Keep doing what your doing!! I'll try to post more frequently again. 0 -
HW 171
GW 132
Oct GW 152
Oct 2 157.5
Oct 9 157.5
Oct 12 155
Oct 16 155.5
Oct 23 157 (a weekend of no restraint caught up with me)
Oct 300 -
@brianneangell08, That must have been such a shock! I hope you are ok.
ToM + work meal out last night = bloating and water weight. So I am up. Mind you, I've been good so would imagine it will drop off in a few days, so I might check in again in a few days. Sat AM I weighed 163lbs, so I really do think that this is a ToM & sodium induced blip (and a minor one at that).
I went out for a run at lunch time and as I was about to leave I got a few positive comments on the weight I have lost so far, which made me feel rather good!
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs
SW October: 166lbs (last September weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 154lbs
October goal: 162lbs
Body fat goal for October: 25.8%
26th April: 179.4lbs - Body fat: 29.6%
31st May: 173lbs – Body fat: 28.2%
28th June: 170.6lbs - Body fat 27.6%
26th July: 168lbs - Body fat 26.9%
31st Aug: 169lbs - Body fat 27.2%
6th Sep: 168.4lbs - Body fat 27%
13th Sep: 166.6lbs - Body fat 26.8%
20th Sep: 166.6lbs – Body fat 26.8%
27th Sep: 166lbs – Body fat 26.6%
4th Oct: 163.8lbs – Body fat 26.3%
11th Oct: 164.2lbs – Body fat 26.3%
18th Oct: 163.4lbs - Body fat 26.1%
25th Oct: 164lbs - Body fat 26.3%
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Height: 5'4"
HW: 152.5
25th October: 151 lbs
October goal: 149 lb
Resisting donut temptation daily.1
