Fireworks at the ready: It's the January Accountability & Weigh-In
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Age: 31
Height: 5'5"
HW: 165 lbs
GW: 115-120 lbs
January goal: 128 lbs
Jan 1: 131.8
Jan 8: 129.62 -
@theknitpicker don't be disappointed. As you said, there are a lot of reasons for a stubborn scale week. Of course, I would have gone home, shaved my legs, and run straight back to the scale to see if that helped matters! You are a toughie if you can wait a whole week to double check- I'm impressed.1
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After a long hiatus, I'm back! And, there's more of me.
I had a tight program (working out, recording on MFP), and about 6 months ago, the program began to ease up...I'll miss this work out today and make up for it tomorrow (which I didn't), I'll just have this today and make up for it tomorrow (which I didn't.)
And, now, I'm up to 150 lbs, my body aches when I get up, and the clothes I wear when I get bigger are starting to pinch.
I'm back here on MFP. And, signed up for a group training competition at my gym which starts on January 29th.
I guess the lesson in this: I can't make certain activities become optional...any more than I let brushing my teeth or walking our dogs become optional. I need to work out for an hour each day, track on MFP, not eat after 8 p.m., and get to bed by 10:30.
It helps to articulate this publicly! Thanks for listening.
Today: 150
End of month goal: 145
Ultimate goal: 125.
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Age: 21
Height: 5'6"
Heaviest Weight: 145 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120 lbs
January Goal Weight: 128 lbs
Jan 03 132.7 lbs
Jan 11 133.8 lbs
Jan 17
Jan 24
Jan 31
I gained one pound since last week. I'm feeling very discouraged.. I've exercised every day since the 3rd to no avail. With less than 3 weeks to reach my January goal weight I am doubting my ability to achieve that goal..3 -
@winejunky143 If you stayed within a deficit and exercised every day you should be proud! Cico works, whether the weight comes off now, in a couple of days or next week. Water retention happens despite and sometimes because of all our efforts. Don't be discouraged now (:3
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Height: 5'3"
HW: 139lbs
Goal Weight: 110-115lbs
January Goal: 118
Jan 05: 121.8
Jan 12: 122.2
Not the direction I wanted to see, but not surprised. Didn't track this week and cheated a bit. I did download the reminder to drink water app yesterday, so that should help b/c I def don't drink enough water. All holiday and most birthday celebrations are done for a while, so hopefully scale will move in other direction next week. Also, thanks to @rianneonamission for the 7 minute app suggestion...haven't tried it yet, but downloaded it and it looks good. I can definitely squeeze 7 minutes into my day!!2 -
Height 5'5.5"
Current Weight 144.6 lbs.
Body Fat 28%
My goal by the end of February is to get back to 19% Body Fat. I was there in July then got ill so I know my weight will be around 135-139 at that %, so not much overall weight to lose - about 10 pounds of body fat. I don't look at the scale as much as how my clothes fit. When adding muscle the scale becomes misleading. I'm losing body fat and gaining muscle.0 -
Height: 5'5"
Heaviest Weight: 138 LBS
Ultimate goal: 117-120 LBS
Current Weight: 124.4
January Goal: 122 LBS
Jan 1: 124.4
Jan 8: 126
Jan 12: 1243 -
SW 63.4kgs
5th jan 62.8kgs
12th jan 62.9 kg
I have really struggled this week, January blues have taken over and I’ve eaten lots of comfort food. My dog was poorly the other day and I thought it was going to be the end, fortunately he’s picked up, that really affected my mood and my eating. I’ve got a cold hanging over me still too. I’ve started taking a supplement to help with my mood, I really hope it helps and that my weigh in next week is better.
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HW:148
SW: 113.4
Dec Goal Weight: 112-115-Maintenance
Dec Fitness goal-Complete Strong Curves and rehab
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
Start of Nov-112
Start of Dec: 111.5
Start of Jan: 113.5
Jan 3: 113.5
Jan 12: 112.2
Jan 19:
Jan 26:
Struggles/success: I’m not sure what happened to my post last week but I am here. I had minor surgery on the 2nd but am healing well. It’s just going to be a slow recovery both physically and because of the general anesthesia. I have had to be really careful these last two weeks and not exert myself and though that has been easy beacause I am not really able to do anything, it has been mentally very hard. I am trying so hard to stay at a deficit, something that was so easy while I was losing, but because I can’t work out it’s really messing with me. I want to work out but I can’t so I have a cookie (at least it’s not 5) but then I can’t burn off that extra calories set. Aragh!!!! However, come Tuesday, I should be able to add light cardio to the mix so I hope to see some mental improvement then. Allowing myself to heal and fighting the fear that I am going to slip back into old habits is the order of the day. The struggle is real.4 -
Height: 5'3”
HW: 127
SW January: 109.2 (also 109.2 trending)
Ultimate goal: Maintenance. Goal range is 108-113.
Dec 29: 108.6 (109.2 trending)
Jan 5: 110.2 (109.5 trending)
Jan 12: 109.0 (109.7 trending)
Jan 19:
Jan 26:
My goal this week is to start doing meal prep again. I’ve gotten out of the habit of cooking and prepping, and I need to get back to it!3 -
Hi all, have been lurking around for the past few days, but as today was my weigh-in, I thought I'd introduce myself a bit.
I've always been very skinny (50kg/110lbs, I've even had a six-pack at some point lol) until mid-twenties when I started working full-time and eating crappy foods. After quitting smoking (first attempt of many) I gained 10kg/22lbs and I've been struggling ever since. 3 years ago I did Atkins, but basically just starved myself while running 3 times a week. Lost 7kg/15 pounds in 3 months but then unsurprisingly gained it all back.
So here I am, trying to be smarter this time. I do CICO, try to limit carbs (don't have a sweet tooth, but love potatoes and pasta) and run 3 times a week (building up to 5K). Really want to do yoga at some point as gym is not an option for the moment.
The stats time
Age: 34
Height: 1m67 / 5'6"
HW: 64 kg / 141 lbs (like a year after pregnancy, so no excuse)
SW: 62.2 kg / 137 lbs
GW: 57 kg / 126 lbs
January goal: 61 kg / 134.5 lbs
Jan 5: 62.2 kg / 137 lbs
Jan 12: 61.7 kg / 136 lbs
Jan 19:
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Welcome!1
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brianneangell08 wrote: »Height: 5'3”
HW: 127
SW January: 109.2 (also 109.2 trending)
Ultimate goal: Maintenance. Goal range is 108-113.
Dec 29: 108.6 (109.2 trending)
Jan 5: 110.2 (109.5 trending)
Jan 12: 109.0 (109.7 trending)
Jan 19:
Jan 26:
My goal this week is to start doing meal prep again. I’ve gotten out of the habit of cooking and prepping, and I need to get back to it!
@brianneangell08 ...curious—what do the (trending) numbers mean?0 -
@brianneangell08 ...curious—what do the (trending) numbers mean?
@mmurph102
I use an app called Happy Scale (Libra for android users) which tracks your average weight over time, rather than focusing on the little fluctuations. So, maybe you weigh in one morning and have “gained” a whole pound, but you know it is really only water weight from too much sodium. You know it is not a reflection of your “real” weight. Your “real” weight, with the fluctuations smoothed out, is called your moving average or your trending weight.3 -
GW: 142.0-147.0
1/7: 144.0
1/13: 144.4
This week I did decide to track my food intake. I ate at a slight deficit a few days and then quickly made up for it with a 900 calorie blizzard from Dairy Queen (Worth it!) and dinner out with the husband at a new Ramen place in town (also definitely worth it!). All in all I think I roughly came out around maintenance. My digestion is starting to feel more "normal" after 2-3 weeks of total food chaos, and that is a relief.
I also made it to the gym twice this week and it felt great to be back! I started last fall with a cookie-cutter dumbbell routine, and now I've decided to tweak it a bit. I substituted a few of the lifts I hated for others, and I added a couple body weight moves to target my lower back, which I pulled in December. I'm debating going tonight still (it's already 9PM), but it's so cold out, ugh. The 20 minute drive is a huge deterrent too.
@mmurph102 the weight I post is also my "trending" weight. I use Libra. It's removed a lot of pressure for me on "weigh-in days". At certain times my weight just really yo-yos day to day and it didn't make sense to trust a single day's weight so much.
Hugs to everyone who is struggling, @bringbackthejoy @mrssunshine78 @winejunky143 and I know there are more. January is one of the toughest months with the brutal cold and lack of sun on top of everything else we struggle with
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Height: 5'2.5"
HW: 172
CW: 137.6
GW: 125-ish
1/8 137.6
1/15 137.2 (-0.4)4 -
Age: 31
Height: 5'5"
HW: 165 lbs
GW: 115-120 lbs
January goal: 128 lbs
Jan 1: 131.8
Jan 8: 129.6
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Age: 21
Height: 5'6"
HW: 145 lbs
GW: 120 lbs
January Goal: 128 lbs
Jan 03 132.7 lbs
Jan 11 133.8 lbs
Jan 16 134.7 lbs
Jan 24
Jan 31
Thank you @GoldenEye_ and @nic_27_grassisgreener for the support it means a lot to me!
I'm steadily gaining about 1 lb a week. I've been watching what I eat and making sure I exercise every day but its not helping. I'm considering doing a Keto diet starting Monday so hopefully we'll see some improvement.
@mrssunshine78 I hope you start feeling better soon! Sending positive vibes
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@tiinytorii Well done on hitting January weight goal!
Welcome @tessarose49, @kittycatsinunderpants (and congrats on meeting Mr Wonderful!), @fitmama812, @freekimpaul (wise words!), @Starflight00,
Welcome back @WallyAmadeus! Sorry things slipped, but it’s a long term process and you’ll soon get better again!
Nice progress @kouchis, @theknitpicker (BF drop is great!), @marieamethyst, @Go_Deskercise, @nic_27_grassisgreener, @strongerbytheday @RobinAlex666! Not sure where you are, but plenty of chain restaurants are in the database.
Knew it would come off @GoldenEye_! Nice work!
Don’t be disappointed @winejunky143. So many things can affect weight, and perhaps looking at a weight trend may help as your weight fluctuates from one day to the next. Things like too much salt/too little water, or ToM can have a significant effect. You’ll be just fine! I’d also recommend measuring things like waist and hips to see change. And have days off. Don’t exercise every day; your body needs time to recover. I was discouraged when at Easter last year I had gained weight. However, when I looked at a picture from the start of the year and a picture I took then, it was obvious that all the exercise I’d been doing had made my body look significantly more toned. It was an eye opener.
@mmurph102 You’re welcome! Hope it helps!
@mrssunshine78 Bless you, hope you and pooch are ok!
@bringbackthejoy That must be so frustrating! I should imagine that returning to exercise will make you feel a lot better mentally, even if it’s just light exercise. Glad to hear you’re healing well!
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