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Weigh-In Week of 01.08.2012 to 01.15.2012

shydaisi
shydaisi Posts: 788 Member
edited October 7 in Social Groups
How is everyone doing?

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  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
    Weekend was rather rough but made it through. I thought I was at a 3lb loss but right now I'm at a solid 1 lb (which actually I'll be happy with as it's been a long time since I lost anything). I'm going to weigh-in officially Weds (that's when another group has weigh-ins) so I'm hoping to be back at 2 lb. Hate water retention! Salt and bread/pasta are bad to me.

    How are you doing, shydaisi?
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 788 Member
    I am waiting to "officially" weigh-in tomorrow... I am retaining some water (I hope...) due to my menstrual cycle (I think...) and am hoping some of that disappears over the next day or so. I am technically dead even with last week as of this morning. We will see what tomorrow brings! After only losing 0.2 last week, I was hoping to have a larger drop this week. :frown:
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 788 Member
    12.02.2011: 190.6 lbs.
    12.09.2011: 187.4 lbs.
    12.16.2011: 186.2 lbs.
    12.23.2011: 185.4 lbs.
    12.28.2011: 183.2 lbs.
    01.03.2012: 183.0 lbs.
    01.10.2012: 181.4 lbs.

    Down a total of 9.2 lbs. in 6 weeks! I have been eating a weekly deficit of about 5,250 calories, which translates to an expected 1.5 pound loss per week - almost exactly what I lost! I have had weeks where I lost more and weeks where I have lost less, but over time it averaged out to exactly what I should have lost! I love having more control over what I am losing. I think that my average being so close to what it should have been shows that I am estimating my calories consumed and burned fairly accurately.
  • 1jeaniebeanie
    1jeaniebeanie Posts: 86 Member
    12.01.2011: 202.6lbs.
    12.08.2011: 197.6lbs.
    12.15.2011: 197.2lbs.
    12.22.2011: 195.6lbs.
    12.27.2011: 196.8 lbs.
    01.02.2012: 198.6lbs.
    01.09.2012: 194.4lbs.

    Loving this method still!!! Feeling totally in control of my weight loss!!! And I know as long as that end of the day number is in the green... I am not going to gain any weight!!!!

    Happy losing all!!!
  • Lolamako
    Lolamako Posts: 89 Member
    Love seeing the green number, no matter how small:

    1/3/12 was 133.6

    today 131.4
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
    12/28: 158
    1/4 - 157
    1/11 - 155

    When I first got on the scale, it said 150, which I was thrilled to see but knew it couldn't be right. Next time it said 152, then 157, then 155. I have no idea really, but I'm going with 155 as it seems possible. Guess I need a new scale. But if I get a new scale, it may tell me I'm heavier than my start weight!
  • Pam3
    Pam3 Posts: 1,687 Member
    hi...just started this week and i also love seeing that green number....my calorie intake previously was 1250 and i would eat my exercise calories back and still be hungry....now i am at approx. 1500 and not eating back the exercise calories and really havent been hungry, but its day 3 for me...will check in with you all on monday and let you know if this is working for me...thanks for all the information:flowerforyou:

    i am going to go with my monday weight: 1/09/2012.....176.8
  • shannonaufman
    shannonaufman Posts: 383
    Hey, all. At the advice of other MFP-ers (including Pam3), I've started with this method. I'm particularly excited about how it will look on the 'weekly' tab on my app. I can already tell this is going to be a new, good perspective for me. I'd love to get in on these weigh-ins, if for no other reason than for accountability and record keeping! I'm excited about this method and appreciate Olivia and the rest of you for the information and sharing this great idea. I'll put my weigh-in from Monday as my starting point for this week.

    01/09/12: 165.5
  • kschr201
    kschr201 Posts: 208 Member
    I'm pretty excited about this and on my first week as well. since setting my calories to maintenance I looked back at the weekly totals for my previous entries.

    I'd go over "a little" and "occasionally". Really most weeks I was only netting 100 - 200 calorie deficits. No wonder I plateaued.

    Still my range between my BMR calories and maintance calories is reeeeally small

    01/11/12 = 140
  • bluiz13
    bluiz13 Posts: 3,550 Member
    i'm almost a week in doing the olivia method and i have to say i like it.....

    (switched to this method) 1/6: 178.8
    monday 1/9: 177.4

    i'm part of two challenges...one i report monday and the other i report friday so i'll post an update tomorrow for 1 wk since i started...

    thanks for the help setting me up kikkipoo

    denise
  • DoubleE615312
    DoubleE615312 Posts: 173 Member
    Down 3 lbs this week. I quit strength training (long story) right before Christmas and since I have been doing more cardio I am seeing spikes in my weight loss. For example last week only down .8 lbs, this week down 3 lbs. Not sure what is causing it as I am eating about the same amount of calories. Any thoughts?
  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    I'm just starting this method this week, so lets see how I do

    1/9/12- 171.8
  • shydaisi
    shydaisi Posts: 788 Member
    Down 3 lbs this week. I quit strength training (long story) right before Christmas and since I have been doing more cardio I am seeing spikes in my weight loss. For example last week only down .8 lbs, this week down 3 lbs. Not sure what is causing it as I am eating about the same amount of calories. Any thoughts?

    I think your body retains a bit of water when strength training for muscle repair, so maybe you are shedding that water?
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