Lenten Scale Diet Official Thread - Join us!

melodyg

I am planning on weighing in every 2 weeks after this too. I'll see how that goes for a couple of months before changing it.

Right now, I am just terrified that I am going to get on the scale and discover that it hasn't budged. The fact I've been eating junk for the past week isn't helping.

emilysebastian

I am also planning to weigh every 2 weeks... maybe even longer if I can put it out of my mind for long enough! I measured once about halfway through this "diet" (or about 3 wks), and it was nice to see a good change in numbers. We'll see how that goes for a couple months or so!

Last week folks--good luck this week. Work hard, watch your "fuel", drink lots of water, and KICK SOME *kitten*!!! :bigsmile:

Little_Lisa_Ann

I gave in yesterday and stepped on the scale :embarassed: ..mostly because the last time I weighed in (before this whole thing started) I did it on my bf's scale, and since scales seem to always be slightly different, I wanted to weigh in again on his scale so I got a more accurate reading..and I didn't know if/when I'd be able to step on his scale again before Easter. Well, turns out I only lost 1 pound..I was so disappointed with that result, and I feel like it set me back a bit..I'm almost always under my calorie goal, I exercise 3-4 days a week..it just makes me wonder like what am I doing wrong? :frown:

emilysebastian

So, I haven't even stepped on it, but I officially hate the scale--I am having a freaking panic attack about weighing in on Sunday!!! Why do I still care?!?! :devil:

Little_Lisa_Ann--how are your measurements? Perhaps you gained a lot of muscle and/or lost some inches if you were really consistent during this time. I haven't looked at your diary, but were you eating enough? What kind of exercising are you doing-Cardio/Weights/Both? Maybe you need more of one or the other? But how do you FEEL?!?! If you're feeling healthier now than you were 6 weeks ago, I'd say you still make great progress :happy:

Good luck with the rest of this week everyone--I know I am going crazy at the gym/running, drinking tons of water, staying away from sodium, and trying to get good sleep. :drinker: <--That's water, promise!
Anyone else have last-minute efforts???

rivlong

Looking forward to weighing in on Sunday, especially after an NSV today. I fit back into my UK size 12 jeans, woooo!

Well done everyone who has participated, not long now x

MegJo

Hubby's going away fro the weekend so he took the scale out from hiding tonight. This is going to be a looooong couple of days.

Still haven't decided which easter candy treat I'm going to choose... maybe a solid 3 foot tall chocolate bunny...

Great job everyone - I can't wait to see those tickers MOVE!!!!

miovlb6

Hubby's going away fro the weekend so he took the scale out from hiding tonight. This is going to be a looooong couple of days.

Good luck! I doubt I could handle temptation like that right now--it's too close. In fact, I had a doctor's appointment scheduled for this afternoon but I rescheduled it. I know I could close my eyes when they weigh me and I ask them not to tell me my weight, but I don't think I trust myself! :blushing:

Still haven't decided which easter candy treat I'm going to choose... maybe a solid 3 foot tall chocolate bunny...

Might I make a suggestion? This is (among other things, I'm sure) is what I'll be having! :noway:

melodyg

Hubby's going away fro the weekend so he took the scale out from hiding tonight. This is going to be a looooong couple of days.

Good luck! I doubt I could handle temptation like that right now--it's too close. In fact, I had a doctor's appointment scheduled for this afternoon but I rescheduled it. I know I could close my eyes when they weigh me and I ask them not to tell me my weight, but I don't think I trust myself! :blushing:

Still haven't decided which easter candy treat I'm going to choose... maybe a solid 3 foot tall chocolate bunny...

Might I make a suggestion? This is (among other things, I'm sure) is what I'll be having! :noway:

OH, MY! Is that a Cadbury egg INSIDE a cupcake?

I have to admit I've given in to too much Easter candy temptation already. That just means less splurging on and after Easter though! Got to focus on getting water in this week... and I am scared about the scale too!

MegJo

WHOA!!!!! THAT LOOKS AMAZING!!!!! Honestly, my stomach just growled looking at it!!! YUM!!!!

emmaleigh47

I dont even like Cadbury eggs and I think that looks good...
I wonder if I could make a cupcake with a Reese PB egg in it?

Does anyone else feel that they are struggling not to sabatoge themself? Like normally I am right on track but this week its like I am TRYING to fail .... like I know the weigh in is coming?

miovlb6

What happened? We all went dead quiet for a couple of days. Is anyone else as nervous as I am about tomorrow's weigh-in? It's silly, I know, but I'm actually anticipating disappointment tomorrow. I don't have a specific number in mind, but somehow I feel like no matter what my actual loss is, I will have expected more.

Does anyone else feel that they are struggling not to sabatoge themself? Like normally I am right on track but this week its like I am TRYING to fail .... like I know the weigh in is coming?

I didn't feel like this...until I went out to dinner last night after a rough day and ended up about 1000 calories over my goal! Why do we torture ourselves like this? Anyway, from what I've seen, you guys all seem to be doing fabulously well! I'm sure none of you need it, but GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!

MegJo

I'm nervous too!! I'm hoping for a 6lbs loss, which would mean slightly less then a 1lb a week average, but as stated before I'll be happy with anything!!! I'll be weighing in around 3p after I wake up. I can't wait to read everyone's post on their weight loss! We worked hard for this! WTG ladies

emmaleigh47

Ok lets start right now with the positive thinking...

I am hoping for 3 ... but you know what I was freaking stuck before the LSD so if I lose anything I will be happy. My hardest thing is going to be to not sabotage myself tonight ... then it would be a self-fulfilling prophecy ya know!

I cannot wait to see what everyone has done.

For me... after Monday morning I am going to hide the scale until May 8th

emilysebastian

Um, I'm freaking out!!! :ohwell: I guess I have it in my head that I should have lost 20 lbs or something ridiculous like that!!! I've lost a whole size during this so it's not like I haven't made great progress... in reality I'd like to see 5-10 lbs gone, but no specific number.

I, too, will be hiding my scale for 2-3 weeks until I weigh again after tomorrow... maybe my Cadbury and Reese Eggs will be worked off by then :laugh:

Good luck everyone--I can't wait to see how awesome we've all done!!!

emmaleigh47

Um, I'm freaking out!!! :ohwell: I guess I have it in my head that I should have lost 20 lbs or something ridiculous like that!!! I've lost a whole size during this so it's not like I haven't made great progress... in reality I'd like to see 5-10 lbs gone, but no specific number.

I, too, will be hiding my scale for 2-3 weeks until I weigh again after tomorrow... maybe my Cadbury and Reese Eggs will be worked off by then :laugh:

Good luck everyone--I can't wait to see how awesome we've all done!!!

Em - Ideally I would weigh in on May 14th (the day before the next race) but since I will be stuck in Pitssburgh for school at the mercy of their poor poor diet choices I want to weigh in before I leave ... I will be weighing in again when I return home... and then after that I think its getting hid again. I did much much much better with working out, decisions, etc without that number reinforcement!

miovlb6

Um, I'm freaking out!!! :ohwell: I guess I have it in my head that I should have lost 20 lbs or something ridiculous like that!!! I've lost a whole size during this so it's not like I haven't made great progress... in reality I'd like to see 5-10 lbs gone, but no specific number.

I, too, will be hiding my scale for 2-3 weeks until I weigh again after tomorrow... maybe my Cadbury and Reese Eggs will be worked off by then :laugh:

Good luck everyone--I can't wait to see how awesome we've all done!!!

That's kind of where my head is at too. Realistically, I'm aiming for about 5-7 lbs (~1/week), but then sometimes I almost feel like it should be twice that. I'm also planning on sticking to every 2 or 3 weeks between weigh-ins. I definitely think not constantly thinking about "the number" helped me stick to my healthy eating and workout habits more consistently.

Oooohhh...maybe we should allow ourselves 1 Easter candy treat per pound lost! No...I guess the idea is not to gain back all the weight by Monday morning! OK...I'll try to exercise (a little) self control.

BTW emmaleigh: saw your blog...great job turning away from those fudge eggs! I only hope I'll be half as strong as that tomorrow!

melodyg

I really have my heart set on losing about 7 pounds too, which is about a pound a week. I have eaten horribly the last few days though and have a lot of water retention going on too so I am not sure what the scale will say! I am at least reasonably confident that I am in ONEderland (I was at 201.6 at last WI) so that will be a victory for sure!

Meant to post last night to say... my church ended up inviting all members to fast on Good Friday (until supper... at which I had Chinese buffet and didn't feel too guilty. I didn't plan on that, it was just the only place that wasn't swamped with people!). Anyway... I have fasted once or twice in the past but have not done so for YEARS... mostly because I knew that in the back of my mind I'd be hoping for some weight loss from it and not just focusing on spiritual reasons for doing so. Yesterday I was completely comfortable joining in. How or if it impacted the scale didn't matter. And it was a good experience. I think if I accomplished nothing else by the Lenten scale diet, being able to participate in that and not feel like weight/weight loss concerns were holding me back from being in the right frame of mind was a great outcome for me.

melodyg

So... apparently I did accomplish nothing else by the Lenten scale diet.

WI this morning was 202.4... up .8 from 7 weeks ago. I know there is some water weight in there but not 7 pounds of it! Disappointed here.

miovlb6

So... apparently I did accomplish nothing else by the Lenten scale diet.

WI this morning was 202.4... up .8 from 7 weeks ago. I know there is some water weight in there but not 7 pounds of it! Disappointed here.

Melody,

I'm so sorry you're feeling disappointed with your weigh-in this morning. Please don't let this discourage you. Be super-proud of your achievements and your progress thus far: 36 lbs off so far is a fantastic loss! And don't let your disappointment overshadow the significance of what you DID get out of this challenge. I'm not very religious, so please forgive me if I'm getting this wrong, but based on what you said about being able to participate in the fast with your church, the Lenten Scale Diet allowed you to focus on your faith in a way that you hadn't been able to in the recent past. It may not have be the goal you originally had in mind, but I'm guessing that's a far more important achievement for you than any number on the scale.

Also, as you mentioned you had Chinese buffet Friday night, which likely had a good amount of sodium, maybe that's a big part of it. Given water and time, that will drop off by itself. Give yourself a week, you may be pleasantly surprised! Have a very happy Easter! :flowerforyou:

emilysebastian

Melody--I am with Miovlb6... probably water weight from the Chinese! And that can add up to TEN POUNDS, so in reality you could definitely be down. Check again in a few days and CHUG some water between now and then--good luck! :drinker: <--that's water

My weight-loss was HUGE! I'm kind of worried actually that I lost some muscle as well as fat, but I haven't had that checked since I began this 'journey' so I honestly don't know. 13.6 lbs lost :noway: I'm pretty pleased, but I have a new challenge starting with Emma tomorrow, so I'm hoping I don't plateau now!!!

Great job to everyone who even lasted this long w/o that DAMN scale, and cheers to all of our successes (scale or NSV)!!!

MegJo

Melody - I'm so sorry this didn't turn out well number wise. I guess it's just going to be another test for you to let it roll off your back and keep on going. As said before you accomplished some fantastic NSVs that you should be very proud off.

Emily -- HOLY CRAP!!!! You really did work your *kitten* off!!!! FANTASTIC!

I'm happy with my result. Not only am I feeling more relaxed about weight loss in general, but it's given me a different outlook on the numbers the scale spits out. I learned that when I'm feeling good about how I look I don't need any more vaildation then that. I lost 5lbs total going from 212-207. I can't believe I'm 6lbs away from hitting the 30lb mark!!! When I started this I had NO confidence, I NEVER thought I'd where I am today.

Cheers!!

caitlinsmum

Only got to weigh in today. Have lost 2.6 kg/ 5lbs ! That is a total of 18.8kg/42lbs/3 stone in exactly 6 months. I now have a 'healthy' BMI - for the first time in years ! I want to try and lose another 6 kg/13lbs and then see how I feel and what my body fat mass is at that stage. How often are you all going to weigh now after this experience? I really don't want to go back to weighing myself every day like I did before. I think I'm going to try and weigh every 2 weeks and see if that works ...

MegJo

Only got to weigh in today. Have lost 2.6 kg/ 5lbs ! That is a total of 18.8kg/42lbs/3 stone in exactly 6 months. I now have a 'healthy' BMI - for the first time in years ! I want to try and lose another 6 kg/13lbs and then see how I feel and what my body fat mass is at that stage. How often are you all going to weigh now after this experience? I really don't want to go back to weighing myself every day like I did before. I think I'm going to try and weigh every 2 weeks and see if that works ...

FANTASTIC!!! Congrats on the HEALTHY BMI that is wonderful news!!!!!

I am also shooting for every two weeks. I've already instructed hubby to hide the scale!

miovlb6

Only got to weigh in today. Have lost 2.6 kg/ 5lbs ! That is a total of 18.8kg/42lbs/3 stone in exactly 6 months. I now have a 'healthy' BMI - for the first time in years ! I want to try and lose another 6 kg/13lbs and then see how I feel and what my body fat mass is at that stage. How often are you all going to weigh now after this experience? I really don't want to go back to weighing myself every day like I did before. I think I'm going to try and weigh every 2 weeks and see if that works ...

Great losses you guys! And caitlinsmum congrats on reaching a "healthy" BMI! I lost 10.4 lbs on the Lenten Scale Diet, and that moved me out of the "obese" BMI into "over" category. I just looked at my goals, and I see that even once I reach my target weight of 135 (still far, far away :grumble:), I'll still be "over" so, I guess I might need to re-evaluate and adjust my goal weight. I'm only barely over 5 feet tall, but I can't remember ever having been below 135. Then again, I can't really remember not having been at least a little chunky either, so I guess that makes sense...:laugh:

kintegra

197.6 lbs start of this challenge
190.2 lbs currently

I also made it out of the obese BMI range & am now just overweight! YAY! :bigsmile:

I didn't treat myself with any Easter candy, but I did have some Grasshopper brownies with mint choc chip ice cream that was DE-LISH! :laugh:

alaskagrown

Well, I gained two pounds after 42 days of being extremely careful and then four days of serious exercise and serious eating. I was still tracking those last four days, but I hiked a lot (about 1000-1500 cals burned a day, acc. to HRM), and, well, it was spring break and I was in Arizona. I ate salty Mexican food like my life depended on it. Groan. It's gotta be just water weight, but I'm SUPER bummed because my body was looking GREAT before those few days in AZ, super tight and toned. I really need a kick in the pants to motivate me after not seeing the scale move in a month and a half.

firestopmike

I found this old thread after googling the term "lenten scale diet" after seeing it on someone's scale today on another post.
I'm in. Along with alcohol that I gave up. Wondering if this restarts thread