Merry Christmas Chellenge: 9/29-10/2 WEIGH-IN!

flea2449 · October 2011

Current Weight: 159
Challenge Goal Weight (for Dec. 22): 150
Weight Category: REDUCE (losing 10 pounds)

9/1: **start of challenge** 160
9/8: 160
9/15: 160
9/22: 159
9/29: 161 (Vegas Trip)
10/6: <<<mini goal weight>>> 158
10/13:
10/20:
10/27:
11/3: <<<mini goal weight>>>155
11/10:
11/17:
11/24
12/1:<<<mini goal weight>>>153
12/8:
12/15:
12/22:<<<challenge goal weight>>>150

This week is the start of some major weight loss! Have so many things coming up!

welloiledmachine · October 2011

Just remember you guys, that it's all in the numbers. Make sure you log everything you eat and try and use an HRM for any cardio/weight training activities. Cardio machines are so inaccurate. As a rule of thumb when using machines, I deduct 100 calories for every 30 minutes of cardio. (give or take). If you aren't losing, don't eat all your exercise calories. If you are losing more than 2 pounds per week, I would eat a bit more. Don't ever lose more than 2 lbs, per week unless you are extremely obese and when you get close to your goal weight you will have to knock it down to 1/2 pound per week.
Fact- 3500 calories = 1 lb. To lose one pound per week you need to have a 500 calorie deficit per day.

I'm sure you guys know all this.....sometimes I need to remind myself to keep me on track. Well done, everybody.

Chic

jae6704 · October 2011

Just remember you guys, that it's all in the numbers. Make sure you log everything you eat and try and use an HRM for any cardio/weight training activities. Cardio machines are so inaccurate. As a rule of thumb when using machines, I deduct 100 calories for every 30 minutes of cardio. (give or take). If you aren't losing, don't eat all your exercise calories. If you are losing more than 2 pounds per week, I would eat a bit more. Don't ever lose more than 2 lbs, per week unless you are extremely obese and when you get close to your goal weight you will have to knock it down to 1/2 pound per week.
Fact- 3500 calories = 1 lb. To lose one pound per week you need to have a 500 calorie deficit per day.

I'm sure you guys know all this.....sometimes I need to remind myself to keep me on track. Well done, everybody.

Chic

I agree I thought I was burning 3 times as much until i got my HRM a few months ago. Sure does make me more careful. I also have to remind my self to not mark all the calories since the HRM includes what we would be burning for that hour anyways.

Sherrielsb · October 2011

I completely agree about the HRM I even noticed a difference when I switched from just a wristwatch type to one with the chest strap. My family says I am more number obsessed than our accountant. But the closer track I keep of my numbers- generally speaking the better I tend to do.

Another thing I do to try and not get discouraged during a plateau is take my measurements, many times when the scale doesn't move I discover that the tape measure has, and I for one need all the encouragement and help I can muster to successfully ride out a plateau.

MoonMyst3 · October 2011

Hope this week has been good for all of you. I've had a rough week which has lead me to slack on my exercising. I need to get back into the swing of things. Falisha, I stayed the same at 180.8... sorry but I don't have access to my chart right now.

jellyfishjen · October 2011

I agree about the HRM. I kept putting off buying one thinking it was a just a very expensive motivational tool, which it is but I love it. My calorie burn is a lot lower than what I thought and I was eating those calories. Have only had it a month and now the scale is moving in the right direction. I got the Polar ft7 with chest strap, really thought I would hate the chest strap, I'm one of those women who removes the bra as soon as I get home, have even been known to wriggle out of it on the way home. (I'm not alone here, right). I don't have a gym membership but I spent the money on a HRM. Now can walk, garden, do exercise dvd's, skip, bike all with accuracate burn. It has even gotten me out of the chair as I wonder how many calories I would burn doing ? whatever ?
So if you don't have a HRM certainly do what princesschic advises and reduce what the machine may have said you burned.

moxleymama6 · October 2011

149 Sorry Im late. I couldn't find the thread.

jmacaroni · October 2011

current weight: 203.6. My crazy vacation days are finally over, and I have all the time now I need in the afternoons after work, so I need to get back on track this week. No more excuses. There will be a drop next week. I am determined this week.,