Weigh-In Week: December 12 - December 18

_Khaleesi_

9 WEEKS UNTIL VALENTINE'S DAY!!
(Single digits people!! It's just around the bend!)

Biggest Weekly Loss (determined by %): Joyfulnoise100 with 3 lbs lost (1.49%!!)
Biggest Challenge Loss (Starting September 26, 2011 - determined by %): SpecialK_Flett having lost 16 lbs! (8.82%!!)


Weekly Chart:
Italicized means Starting Weight
Bold means Current Weight
Underlined means Weekly Loss
If you don't check in I will stop charting your results. But fear not! If you want to come back just let me know and you'll be charted again!

SpecialK_Flett: 181.4 lbs | 165.4 lbs | 1 lbs
321blueeyes: 146.5 lbs | 142 lbs | 0.5 lbs
Mrsmellymac: CONGRATS ON THE BUN IN THE OVEN!
Jersey3025: 174.2 lbs | 166.6 lbs | 1.2 lbs
joyfulnoise100: 200.8 lbs | 194.4 lbs | 3 lbs
stefaniee83: 184.6 lbs | 179.2 lbs | 2 lbs
cmg4721: 164.8 lbs | 164.6 lbs | 0.2 lbs

(I'm sad that we lost several weigh-in's this week =( )

This Week's Challenge: Learn 3 new facts about getting healthy. It could be regarding how your body functions, what foods are super healthy, which exercises are most appropriate for you, what your healthy weight is, etc. Anything NEW you've learned. Then come back here and share it will the group!

jazzminx

Sorry, I didn't weigh in this week because my scale is on the fritz Hopefully by Friday!!

raqufern

I am new here so I will only post my initial weight and weigh in on sunday!

Starting weight: 145lb
12/18:
12/25:
01/01:
01/08:
01/15:
01/22:
01/29:
02/05:
02/12:
VDay Goal: 130lbs

My challenge goal for this week will be to get at least 30 min workouts done every day. I have a hard time with that!

This looks like a pretty awesome group!

kandrews24

I'm still here! Weighing in at 201. So close to Onderland!!! Gotta keep the pedal to the medal.

JetzGurl

@raqufern Welcome to the group! Good luck on your challenge

Worked out 2/2 days so far this week...that's the best start yet for me!!

Hopefully it'll put a dent in the 5lbs I gained eating sodium rich foods and drinking copious amounts of alcohol with @Jersey3025 on the weekend

_Khaleesi_

Yeah... this week's weigh in is going to be nasty... Tonight is our anniversary as well, and the fiance is taking me to an unknown location to celebrate it. You just KNOW that food will be involved. AND we're heading out right after work. No time to work out. BUT, it's our anniversary. And it's Christmas. And I've been doing awesome. I've got to learn that these celebrations are meant to be celebrated and not stressed over because of calories. This weight isn't going to stay off if I never indulge a little here and there.

craft338

11/01 - 199.0
11/08 - 198.2 (-0.8)
11/15 - 195.8 (-2.4)
11/22 - 194.0 (-1.8)
11/29 - 192.0 (-2.0)
12/06 - 192.0 (-0.0)
12/13 - 189.6 (-2.4)
12/20 -
12/27 -
01/03 -
01/10 -
01/17 -
01/24 - (182 - 100lbs lost in 1 year?)
01/31 -
02/07 -
02/14 -
Goal - 182

raqufern

@raqufern Welcome to the group! Good luck on your challenge

Worked out 2/2 days so far this week...that's the best start yet for me!!

Hopefully it'll put a dent in the 5lbs I gained eating sodium rich foods and drinking copious amounts of alcohol with @Jersey3025 on the weekend

So sad how a few drinks can do that, but I so understand you because that is how I keep yo yoing back and forth with my weight!!!!

_Khaleesi_

My Weekly Check In:

Starting Weight: 179.5 lbs
Challenge Goal Weight: 165 lbs

First Week: 178.5
Second Week: 176.8
Third Week: 176.4
Fourth Week: 175.4 lbs
Fifth Week: 175.0 lbs
Sixth Week: 174.2 lbs
Seventh Week: 174.8
Eighth Week: 173.6 lbs
Ninth Week: 173.2 lbs
Tenth Week: 172.8 lbs
Eleventh Week: 170.0 lbs
Twelvth Week: 171.0 lbs
Thirteenth Week: 168.8 lbs
Fourteenth Week: 169.0 lbs
Fifteenth Week: 167.2 lbs
Sixteenth Week: 167.8 lbs
Seventeenth Week: 166.6 lbs
Eighteenth Week: 167.4 lbs (+ 0.8 lbs)
Total Challenge Loss: 11.5 lbs

Weight Loss Remaining to Goal: 2.4 lbs

I'm pretty furious. Haven't been this ticked at the weight thing for a while. While I did go over two days this week (Saturday and Sunday), my Bodymedia Fit data has me sitting at a total weekly deficit of 2,998 kcals. Ya know what that means?! I STILL SHOULD HAVE LOST WEIGHT AND NOT GAINED! I would like to believe that this 0.8 lb gain is water weight, but I have been drinking water steadily. I have no idea what is going on, which adds to the frustration. Grr. Grr x 450,000. I am one unhappy duckling.

Weekly Success: Finding an important, life changing book.
Weekly Struggle: Workouts. Time. Frustration (currently)
This Week’s Personal Challenge: Chin up, drop gained weight, find time to work out despite an insane holiday season schedule.

panyg

sorry for not posting my weight last week. I lost 1.6 pounds but forgot to post in time. I promise to post this week! In my defense, my usual check-in day is Sunday and I was busy as it was my birthday.

joyfulnoise100

sorry for not posting my weight last week. I lost 1.6 pounds but forgot to post in time. I promise to post this week! In my defense, my usual check-in day is Sunday and I was busy as it was my birthday.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!

NovemberJune

Last week 179.2
Today 177.6

Lost 1.6 this week!

_Khaleesi_

sorry for not posting my weight last week. I lost 1.6 pounds but forgot to post in time. I promise to post this week! In my defense, my usual check-in day is Sunday and I was busy as it was my birthday.

Happy Birthday!! Hope it was wicked awesome!!

cmg4721

Joined Challenge 12/2/11
Goal Weight: 154lbs (11 weeks for me until V-day)

Starting Weight: 164.8lbs
W1(12/5/11):164.6
W2(12/15/11):163.2
Total Loss: 1.6lbs

I am so excited because I’ve been stuck in the “164’s” for what seems like forever…definitely feels good to see that number

I really need to try to come up with a new schedule to fit my workouts in…with getting a new house, getting a new kitty and the holidays, it is so hard for me to find time for any type of workouts lately.

Awesome job on the losses this week!

JetzGurl

Early 2 weeks in a row! If I'm not careful, this could become a habit!

Name: Kristi

Challenge starting weight: 192
Week 1: 189.4
Week 2: 186.6
Week 3: 186.6 (no loss for week three)
Week 4: 184.8
Week 5: 183.6
Week 6: 181.4
Week 7: 180.2
Week 8: 179.8
Week 9: 178.4
Week 10:176.6
Week 11:174.4
Week 12:171.8
Week 13: 170.2
Week 14: 169.2
Week 15: 168
Week 16: 166.4
Week 17: 165.4
Week 18: 164.2
Total Challenge Loss: 27.8 lbs.

End of challenge goal weight: 165 lbs.
Weight Loss Remaining to Goal: -.08 That's right ladies and gents, there is a negative in front of that number. You know what this means...I didn't have enough faith in myself when I set my goal! So, after the Christmas holidays, I will be setting a new goal weight. Most like a 1.2lbs/week pace, maybe 1.5.

Having said that, I realized today, I have reached my pre-pregnancy weight...from 12 years ago!! **happy dance**

"This week is about exercising (again). With the holiday season rapidly approaching, if I don't get off of my butt...it will be rapidly expanding away" I had a great start to the week. I worked out on Sat, Sun & Monday...and that was it I don't know why this is such an issue for me. Other than Saturday, I didn't do any ab work, I suck at my weekly goals, lol. I don't think I've achieved a single on since the beginning of this challenge.

I've decided to change this weeks goal up a little. My goal this week is to do the best that I can. Make good food and exercise choices (especially with another work luncheon coming up and in the face of the roaster full of nuts and bolts that my Mother in Law made!) and get a healthy amount of sleep. Not let the stress of work deadlines and the holidays get to me too much and not to worry too much about my Mom's first Christmas alone. Not gonna lie, probably going to fail that last one...

All in all, I think I can do this one!

jazzminx

This morning I weighed in at 191.8 I believe it's a small gain I don't remember what my starting weight was, I'll have to look through the earlier posts.

cmg4721

Congratulations SpecialK on reaching your goal you set for this challenge, and for reaching your pre-pregnancy weight!!! that is definitely something to be proud of

_Khaleesi_

Great job this week ladies!

@Jazz- I went up this week too. It's okay! It's part of the roller coaster! Chin up!

@SpecialK- I can't wait to see you kick the new goal's *kitten* all the way to next year! Valentine's Day is going to be begging for mercy!!

I've lost my gain from Wedneday already. I KNOW that it's just water weight now. I had set a secret goal to achieve my 165 lbs challenge goal by January 1st, but it's not looking very likely anymore. That's okay though, it'll happen before Valentine's anyway! I am thinking that next week's challenge will be to come up with New Years Resolutions and post them here in the challenge. So get your brains working!!

321blueeyes

This Week: 141 lbs (1 lb lost)
Challenge Goal Weight: 135 lbs
Weight Loss Remaining to Goal: 6 lbs

Nice loss this week, but I'm worried it's a muscle loss -> no workouts except my weekly dodgeball game (plus my calorie intake should have me at ~0.3 lb/weeek).

No progress on the Group Weekly Challenge - was a struggle just to function so no new learning for me... will try to keep this in mind for the coming week to play "catch up"

Weekly Success: Using meal replacement shakes to keep calories under control when I'm on the road (just add water)
Weekly Struggle: Long hours at work = very little sleep, no workouts as a result
This Week’s Personal Challenge: Run or walk 3x, lift 2x

Waiting to hear back from the Dr. on my hip MRI results, they posted online but the radiology comments are too cryptic for me to understand whether the issue is actually in my hip, lower back, or mystery. Unfortunately my hip has been hurting quite a bit this week, in spite of a week off running :mad:

joyfulnoise100

11/21: 200.8
11/27: 198.8 (-2.0)
12/04: 197.4 (-1.4)
12/11: 194.4 (-3.0)
12/18: 191.5 (-2.9)
12/25:
01/01:
01/08:
01/15:
01/22:
01/29:
02/05:
02/12:
VDay Goal: 179

I have discovered that my body really needs to not be on a "diet". I watch my calories, went over technically three times (so missed my goal this week of only going over once) and yet running saved me and I still dropped almost 3 pounds. For me it's truly moderation and cardio exercise.

This coming week will be particularly challenging as we're doing our family Christmas in Victoria BC for the first 4 days. I'm taking my running shoes, and I'm planning on running at least once, but it's restaurants and high tea and Starbucks and it's important to engage with my family which means not being too much of an "I can't" while still being watchful. We'll see how it goes.

Thanks again to the group for the support and encouragement!

_Khaleesi_

Remember to get your weigh-in's in tonight, if you haven't already!

Chart goes up tomorrow!

panyg

Thanks for the birthday wishes guys!

OK, I've gained again. In the last week, I've had my birthday, spent 3 days in Prague and had family round from Cyprus. I'm up 2 pounds to 212. December is a really hard time for me to lose weight....

_Khaleesi_

December is hard for everyone Panyg. Don't beat yourself up about it. This is an up and down journey. You'll be down again in no time.

I am making the chart now, so any weigh in posted after this post is likely going to be missed!