Starting January 2011

CarthagoDelendaEst

Hey everyone, weighed in yesterday and I've lost 4.5lbs! I'm so happy! This definitely makes up for the past two weeks where I have maintained!

Hope everyone is having a good week!

And well done Rachel on your loss!

rachel1975f

Carthago- Wow, 4.5 pounds that is great. It seems like it was like a delay, and you caught up all at once!! That is great, congratulations on the loss. I hope everyone is doing well!

wintervixen78

Hi everyone, I haven't posted on here all week!! It's been a crazy week work wise. Well done everyone on your weightloss, you're all doing so well!

And welcome to Monicqua, happy to have you join us and thank you for sharing your introduction with us )

I've lost 2.5 inches, mostly from my legs. I think they've finally got the message that the rest of me is loosing weight! Lol And I've lost 2lbs. Friday saw me having a big eat! And Saturday, my boyfriend wanted another one, I tried the 'I'll make us a healthy vegetable pasta bake', but he said no. So I stuck to vegetable based dishes, planned what I could have with the 777 calories I had left and stuck to chicken instead of my usual red meat. I was very please with myself! I just have to make sure I drink lost of water today to flush out the sodium!!

I hope everyone has a good week and keep up the great work!

I am falling behind on the exercise because I have a cold and don't feel too great but trying to keep up my 30 Shred because I'm nearly at Level 3 and I don't want to have to start over.

I hope you and your computer get well soon! x

Hey everyone, weighed in yesterday and I've lost 4.5lbs! I'm so happy! This definitely makes up for the past two weeks where I have maintained!

That's fantastic! Great work, you must be bouncing off the Walls excited!!

CarthagoDelendaEst

Thanks guys, well done to you all with your losses. Thank you for the support, sometimes I think, if I wasn't encouraged, I would have given up at the first maintain. Then where would I be? Well, probably half-way back to being my start weight.

This is definitely a change for life. When I eat badly, I no longer think, 'Sod it...' then go back to my old eating habits. I now think, 'Well tomorrow, I'll eat really healthy foods and exercise a bit harder to try and make up for it.' This is so strange, but it's who I am now, after 6 weeks :-)

I am truly excited, this is the longest I've ever stuck to anything before, and I'm not finding it a massive struggle. So, once again, thank you all!

Sorry for the mini essay, hope you all have lovely days!

snockers3112

Time for my update Lost 2.5lbs this past week which really pleased me, as the week before it was a measly 0.5lb. I wondered if I was going to plateau and so started calorie cycling, which I read about on these boards, where you eat different amounts of calories each day to confuse your metabolism. I don't know for sure if it was that which lost me the calories this week or not but I'm going to stick with it. It does seem to me that if you stick to the same cals each day/week it is likely that your body would just get used to it

I am LOVING losing weight....it's making me feel goooooooooooood

rachel1975f

Time for my update Lost 2.5lbs this past week which really pleased me, as the week before it was a measly 0.5lb. I wondered if I was going to plateau and so started calorie cycling, which I read about on these boards, where you eat different amounts of calories each day to confuse your metabolism. I don't know for sure if it was that which lost me the calories this week or not but I'm going to stick with it. It does seem to me that if you stick to the same cals each day/week it is likely that your body would just get used to it

I am LOVING losing weight....it's making me feel goooooooooooood

Wow, congrats on the 2.5 pound loss!! Great strategy with the "calorie confusion". Keep up the good work everybody!!

wintervixen78

Thanks guys, well done to you all with your losses. Thank you for the support, sometimes I think, if I wasn't encouraged, I would have given up at the first maintain. Then where would I be? Well, probably half-way back to being my start weight.

This is definitely a change for life. When I eat badly, I no longer think, 'Sod it...' then go back to my old eating habits. I now think, 'Well tomorrow, I'll eat really healthy foods and exercise a bit harder to try and make up for it.' This is so strange, but it's who I am now, after 6 weeks :-)

I am truly excited, this is the longest I've ever stuck to anything before, and I'm not finding it a massive struggle. So, once again, thank you all!

Sorry for the mini essay, hope you all have lovely days!

It's like you read my mind! I feel the same way. This is the best I've ever done just through healthy eating and I couldn't have done it without the support. I know, because I tried ) And don't apologise for writing "essays". LOL I love reading what everyone has to say and we're on this thread, so we can express ourselves more than in a 2 line news feed ) Keep up the fab work!!

@snockers3112 I agree with you about the calorie cycle thing. It seems to work with me, as long as I don't carry it on!

marianne_s

I decided on New Year's day that I was going to make this a healthier year!

I joined Rosemary Conley diet club (UK) on January 4th, and have lost 17lb so far!
It's great - I love the Zumba & Latin Fitness classes that are included free as part of the weekly meetings.

Height: 5'7" (170cm)
SW =247.5lbs
CW =230.5lbs
GW =168lbs

wintervixen78

Well, I decide to post before and now pics. Here's the thread http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/182678-before-now-pics-83lbs-left-to-go-o?page=1#posts-2424664 Ignore the fact that I wrote MFO throughout, instead of MFP!!

I decided on New Year's day that I was going to make this a healthier year!

I joined Rosemary Conley diet club (UK) on January 4th, and have lost 17lb so far!
It's great - I love the Zumba & Latin Fitness classes that are included free as part of the weekly meetings.

Height: 5'7" (170cm)
SW =247.5lbs
CW =230.5lbs
GW =168lbs

Welcome and well done on your success so far! Come back to this thread often and keep us up to date, share and be supported )

Myschelle

I'm IN! Its great to see the support for each other. I am a beginner at this....but its MY TIME to really stop talking and wishing about it, and DO IT! So far, I'm loving the site and app...and hope it helps keep me on track in losing, to start, 25 pounds! My goal is to lose 40...and being 37, sure isnt as easy as it was when I was in my 20s! (DARN IT!)

Please feel free to add me as a friend...can't have too many of them!


Karen

Count me in too! My name is Myschelle, I'm fairly new to MFP. I'm really finding the site VERY HELPFUL. I can really see what I'm eating/drinking and where I need to make changes. I love the reports (and plan on printing for my doctor, who just doesn't get it!). I have 30-40 lbs to loose, and I've managed to loose 2 as of today (which I am VERY thankful for). At 40, my scale refuses to move, but I will win! When I was in my 20's I could cut soda out and drop 10 lbs in a week....boy are those days gone. I cut soda out now, and nothing. But I know my work will pay off.

Feel free to add me as a friend. Good luck all!
Myschelle

marianne_s

I had my weigh-in earlier this evening, and I've lost 2 lbs.

I'm happy... since I did go out on Saturday and have a few vodkas & diet coke - plus a big roast dinner yesterday.....!

snockers3112

I had my weigh-in earlier this evening, and I've lost 2 lbs.

I'm happy... since I did go out on Saturday and have a few vodkas & diet coke - plus a big roast dinner yesterday.....!

Well done on your 2lb loss

wintervixen78

Hi all, well I weighed myself today and I've lost a whopping 6 pounds! But my official weigh day is Sunday, so this may change. Also, I had take out yesterday, have girls night out tonight and a birthday drinks Saturday. Urgh! So I'm hoping I can still hang on to that official big loss on Sunday!

@Myschell welcome to the thread and congratulations on your loss so far!! )

@Madmaz99 Great news on your loss, you're really doing well! 

Have a great weekend all, I'll give an update on Sunday. Wish me luck :os

JanKoster

I started on january 13th. At first I was not so convinced about the help I would find with MFP. In less than 2 months I am completely excited. MFP makes me understand what I'm doing and supports me to hold on. I find it rather easy to reach for my goals now. I can recommend the help of MFP to anyone out there who is in doubt!

rachel1975f

Hi all, well I weighed myself today and I've lost a whopping 6 pounds! But my official weigh day is Sunday, so this may change. Also, I had take out yesterday, have girls night out tonight and a birthday drinks Saturday. Urgh! So I'm hoping I can still hang on to that official big loss on Sunday!

@Myschell welcome to the thread and congratulations on your loss so far!! )

@Madmaz99 Great news on your loss, you're really doing well! 

Have a great weekend all, I'll give an update on Sunday. Wish me luck :os

Autumn - 6 pounds, great. I hope you maintain that for your weigh in on Sunday. I will keep my fingers crossed for you. Enjoy your festivities with your friend, sounds like great fun. I am happy to hear everyone is doing well too. I had my weekly weigh in today, and was down another 1.5 pounds, so I am pleased with that.

I hope everyone has a great weekend, and stays on track with their healthy lifestyle changes.

wintervixen78

Well I weighed today. I didn't get to keep all of that 6lb, but I have lost 3lbs officially this week, so I am still exited. I treated myself to 4 new dresses!! 3 don't fit ( But I know they soon will and will try them on next month and see how I'm doing. This weekend has been amazing, ive been very active with walking and cleaning, and finally got to dance yesterday. It was so nice being complemented by all my friends on how well I looked in my slightly slimmer frame, I'll never get board of complements *8:o) Now I'm going back to sleep, to see if I can get more than 8 hours and burn extra calories the lazy way. Hehe

I started on january 13th. At first I was not so convinced about the help I would find with MFP. In less than 2 months I am completely excited. MFP makes me understand what I'm doing and supports me to hold on. I find it rather easy to reach for my goals now. I can recommend the help of MFP to anyone out there who is in doubt!

Welcome to this thread and congratulations on your loss so far. I agree with you and I couldn't had done it without the support too )

@Rachel thank you! I had a really fun time with my friends and well done on your loss!! 4 more pounds and you've lost 2 amazing stones )

marianne_s

I had my weigh in earlier this evening.... lost 2.5 lbs....!

I thought it would be slightly more though... as I was 3.5 lbs lighter this morning...

I thought my weight only increased by 2 lbs during the day... well, I thought wrong...huh?

wintervixen78

I had a sneaky pre-weigh (becoming a habit I need to stop LOL) and no weight loss. I'm putting this down to having take out 2 nights in a row and 1 day of over eating at the beginning of the week. I'm pleased that I haven't put anything on!! And fingers crossed I lose 1 pound by Sunday (official weigh day).

I had my weigh in earlier this evening.... lost 2.5 lbs....!

Well done on your weight loss! Don't worry about the morning evening thing. I always weight in the morning, because I know I'll weight more in the evening. It makes sense, our body is holding in x amount of water, 3 meals and snacks! If you were to put it all on a scale it's bound to weigh a good few pounds )

rachel1975f

Hey Everybody, Happy Friday!

I hope y'all are continuing to do well. Autumn, good luck with your weigh-in Sunday, I hope it goes well.

I had my weigh-in today, only down 1/2 pound, but I am not going to worry about it. I had a stressful week (my Mom was in the hospital), and didn't have as much time to log my food properly and get the exercise in. At least I didn't gain, so I am happy about that!!

I am only 1/2% ahead now on the Biggest Loser, it is really a close race with me and another person. Only 2 more weeks to go, so it's coming down to the wire. Wish me luck!! I hope everyone has a great weekend.

wintervixen78

Well, I'm up 2 pounds this week and I'm not surprised! My frozen yoghurt intake has kept my sugar and fat in the red. Not only that, but eating all my excersize calories has left me feeling heavy and making other parts go in the red too. Not to mention having take out at the beginning of the week seeing my sodium go in the red by over 2000. On top of that, I've been stressed about my move and I know from my studies, that stress causes your body to hold on to fat because that basic flight and fight response. So all this has contributed. I have to severely reduce my frozen yoghurt and not feel like I have to eat all my excersice, although recommend. I intend to have a big loss next Sunday and enjoy my new home!

Rachel well done on your loss and I really hope your mum starts to feel on the brighter side soon! )

I hope everyone has had a good week. x

rachel1975f

Hi All - I hope your week is going great.

I weighed in today, a day early as I am off from work tomorrow. I was very surprised that I lost 4 pounds!! I think part of that may be from stress, I am going through some family issues, with my Mom in the hospital, and I think I missed a few meals. Not healthy I know, so I have to be better about that.

I think I am still winning in my Biggest Loser contest , will find out for sure tomorrow. The last weigh-in is next Friday, 3/25/11. Wish me luck holding on to the lead!!

Anybody else have an update? I hope things are going well!!

wintervixen78

Well, I've been doing well! I lost the weight I had gained and more! I'm not looking forward to Sunday weight in, it's the week before TOM and I'm spotty and hungry. Yuk!! Which means, I could be heading for water retention city. Hopefully not )

@Rachel Congratulations on loosing 4lbs!! And being the Biggest Looser! I'm sorry to hear that your mum is still poorly in hospital. Hopefully you find time to get full meals and keep safe.

How are all of you?

rachel1975f

Quick update - My final BL weigh in is tomorrow!! I am excited, and nervous. Of course I got a little visitor today (TOM!!! ). I hope that doesn't ruin my chances of winning. I will have the final numbers tomorrow, and hopefully an extra $200+ in my pocket!!

How is everybody else doing?

snockers3112

Hi everyone, I lost 1.5lbs this week bringing my total up to 25lbs lost so far - I have set myself a mini goal to try and lose 3lb before the end of this month. I've been fitting in extra walks with the dogs, taking stairs all the time, I've even been walking up escalators! (people give me funny looks but I don't care) I'm determined not to go into the red on anything this week and I'm drinking more water than I've ever managed to drink before. Pleasseeeeeeeeeeeeee let me lose this 3lb before Friday 1st April! LOL if I manage that I'll be ecstatic as it would be two whole stones in weight since the beginning of January. :-)

gailygail99

Hello! I started on 1/7/11 and this is my first time ever on a real diet and exercising!! It feels great! I have a long way to go though! Good luck to all of u!!

marianne_s

Hi,

I only lost 0.5 lb this week.... I know , I know... I should be happy that I even lost anything...! :ohwell:

I did total up the amount of inches that I've lost since I started... and.... it's 22 inches.....! :bigsmile:

Actually, I can't believe I've lost that amount of inches... maybe I have back to front body dysmorphia (lol...!)... that I thought I was skinnier than I really was.... :embarassed:


It just that I juggle my life around so much (my 5 year old daughter goes to my step-mother's house on Mondays. and to her father's house on Tuesdays & Thursdays) just so I can get some exercise (at home) in ....!

I was just hoping all that extra work would result in 1lb - 1.5 lb loss.....

Maybe mfp exercise calories aren't correct (for me), which is why I've ordered a Ki Fit (UK Bodymedia Fit).... hopefully that will help me get a better picture. I decided on a Ki Fit instead of a good HRM, because... I'm a gadget freak, plus the sleep monitoring aspect is a bonus....

anna_b1

Maybe mfp exercise calories aren't correct (for me), which is why I've ordered a Ki Fit (UK Bodymedia Fit).... hopefully that will help me get a better picture. I decided on a Ki Fit instead of a good HRM, because... I'm a gadget freak, plus the sleep monitoring aspect is a bonus....

It likely will help you to see a more accurate tally of what you're burning. You've made a good choice. I've got a HRM and I love it!

wintervixen78

How's everyone doing, how's your weekend?

Well I'm slowly settling in to my new home and unpacking. I'm please to have lost 3lbs this week, that's my biggest loss since my first month on MFP. A went to lunch with my friend yesterday and made sensible choices and stayed well within my calories. Friday I had a big eat, but could only manage half of what was in front of! My body and brain are working together to keep me healthy ) I'm hopefully going to find my tape measure and update my measurements. It's been a few weeks, so there should be a big difference. I'm only 2lbs away from loosing 2st and 10lbs away from being out of the 200's!

TOM is looming for the end of next week, so hopefully I'll still get the 2lbs loss I want. Also, I have a girls' night out Friday night, I plan to have a big eat then, but I'm hoping I can encourage them to go dancing afterwards. If not, I'll have to do some PS3 Move dancing or something. Saturday, I'm meant to go on a pub crawl, I'm going to try to get out of it, but my boyfriend is keen! I may just drink diet Pepsi and Coke and hope no one notices that I'm being health conscious. I can't have two big calorie nights in a row just before my weigh in and during TOM!!

@Rachel I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. You've been doing so well, you're bound to be the Biggest Looser!

@snockers3112 Oooh, well done on your loss! I want to join you on your challenge, I really want to hit the two stone mark too. And hopefully by the end of the next month, be out of the 200's!! I shall add them to my signature. We can do it )

@gailygail99 Well done on your loss so far, 38lbs is an amazing amount!! And welcome to the thread, come back and keep in touch 8:o)

@madmaz99 Congrats on your weight loss! Any loss is a big step in the right direction. You've lost 23lbs and that makes you amazing and a hard worker, because no one did it for you, it's all you!! So well done you ) 22 inches is fantastic! That's why I love to measure as well as weigh. I know how you feel about the whole excersice thing. I'm a single mum to a 4 year old, my mum has him every other weekend. Playing and dancing with him, and housework are my main activities. Or when I go out with friends', then walking. I'll have to look up your gadget, sounds interesting and hope it works for you!

Good luck all x

rachel1975f

Thanks, Autumn for your great post, and keeping the Jan. 2011 thread going. You are really an inspiration to us all. Congratulations on your 3 pound loss, that is wonderful. You will soon be in "onderland", and that is so great. You have done a stupendous job on your weight loss!! Just amazing. Good luck this week. You are brave to do a Sunday weigh-in, but I am sure you will do fine.

Congratulations to everyone else's losses as well. We are really doing this!! I did win the "Biggest Loser" contest, a total of 32 pounds lost, or about 19% of my original weight. Cash prize of $300!! I am going to buy a new TV for my exercise area, and maybe some fresh exercise videos for me and the kids!! I am really excited.

I hope everyone has another great week!!!

wintervixen78

Hi everyone! This weekend is looking better and better. Today is my planned big eat, but the girls want to go dancing afterwards, which is great!! It means my big may be cancelled out by excercise. Also, I managed to get out of the pub crawl. The thought of all that drink just before TOM and the thought of loosing my 2lbs challenge, made me want to cry (metophorically speaking) LOL So fingers crossed I have no water retention, or anything else to stand in my way.

@Rachel Thanks so much for the wonderful message and congratulations on winning the Biggest Looser!!! You truly deserve it. Enjoy the new TV )