Eat Healthy; Get Fit; Lose 100+ New Group 1st Weigh in Jan.

michfitzhome

I am up for the challenge of exercising, I have been going to the gym 4-5 days a week, so it will be a challenge those other 2 days, but I think I can do it. I normally weigh in on Mondays, but since you guys do friday, I am going to change my date, so Katie i will post tomorrow my starting weight, if you need anything else, let me know

Michelle

michfitzhome

I am up for the challenge of exercising, I have been going to the gym 4-5 days a week, so it will be a challenge those other 2 days, but I think I can do it. I normally weigh in on Mondays, but since you guys do friday, I am going to change my date, so Katie i will post tomorrow my starting weight, if you need anything else, let me know

Michelle

Nicmc8

Weigh in time! I lost 2.6 pounds this week, I have lost 23 pounds!!!!! Have a fabulous Valentine's weekend! My brother is getting married on V-Day, my daughter is the adorable flower girl! My game plan this weekend is to relax and have fun, there will be several food temptations (wedding cake!).... I think I will try a little of everything and drink lots of water.

LittleSpy

I'm down 0.6lbs this week to 216.8.
TOM is starting for me and I'm super bloated, so I'm actually REALLY happy about 0.6 pounds! :drinker:

leshawnturner

AAAAWWWWW!!!! I gained this week!!! :sad: I'm up 2lbs (I'm 255 this week, I was 253 last week)!!!! I'm extremely frustrated, but I refuse to be discouraged. I'm really excited about the exercise challenge and I will start that today, after I go see Percy Jackson and the Olympians first:blushing: .

Congrats to everyone who lost this week!!! Great job!! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

DrBorkBork

Katie, put me down for a 8 lb loss, because I've now lost the same 4 lbs TWICE. UGH! Can't seem to get past 218, fluctuating between it and 222. Going to chug a lug water today like nobody's business and get to gym early for run. No excuses today, I'm sick of this bouncing around nonsense.
Hopefully better results tomorrow.

Brandywithrow

alright weigh in time today I am 239 that's a 3.5 pound loss this week!!!!!
I'm sure I wont have as much success next week (TOM) but will see!!
Excited too see how everyone else did this week!
And rememebr 30 minutes of exercise this week , even if its just walking your dog!

KaeChelle

I may need a new scale because every time I get on it says something different, and I just changed the batteries a couple weeks ago. Anyway, I decided to go with the # that came up 3 times in a row, which is 273, so that would put me at a 1.5 pound loss.

I am still working on the water challenge, but I will add the exercise to my goal too.

dltracy

Well, I'm finally back on track. I lost 5-3/4 pounds. I am down to 240.75 for a total loss of 71.25 pounds over the last 8 months. Now I need to break into the 230's. That is my immediate goal. This is the most I have lost in one week since I started in June. Hopefully it won't take me 2 months to hit the 80 pound loss. I am so happy and feeling so good. I drink 80 oz. of water a day, so the challenge wasn't a difficult one for me. Gotta run. Good luck everybody. Another week - another challenge.

Diana
312/240.75/180
(I'm now just past the halfway mark)

katielouhoo

Well- i have had a couple of late nights in a row, and although i stayed under my calories for the day (did exercise & get in more than my 64 oz of water daily); i ate after 9pm and it does seem to make a difference for weigh-in for me. Anyway, i am up 1lb from my Wednesday weigh-in, blast it. :grumble: But still managed to show a loss for the week. :bigsmile: i am headed to the doctor's office to see the doctor & get the results from my blood work.

katie 222.6 (-2)

And i got in all my water and most days more than the minimum (not counting coffee, tea, juice, etc.) that is a huge change for me i used to have to include all liquid i drank and was often still short of the minimum :drinker:

mhagoaliemom

Weighed 222.5 this morning. Lost 2.5! Got all my water in too!

KaeChelle

I may need a new scale because every time I get on it says something different, and I just changed the batteries a couple weeks ago. Anyway, I decided to go with the # that came up 3 times in a row, which is 273, so that would put me at a 1.5 pound loss.

I am still working on the water challenge, but I will add the exercise to my goal too.

Okay, I can't add! I mean a 2.5 pound loss, not 1.5!

marlemcdougal

Hi Everyone, I'm 299.5 down -1.5. Pretty happy with that considering Sunday was a total write off. Any loss is a good loss Just got home from spin class. I blasted 1300 kcal. Have a great week.

michfitzhome

My starting weight is 240.5 as friday is my new weigh in day, that is up from Monday, i have TOM so hopefully next week will be better

Michelle

BeccaBattlingBulge

MARLE!! Congrats on making it into the 200s this week!!

I was hoping to do the same but didn't make it. I was experimenting this week with the "just eating less but not tracking" method, because, let's face it, tracking can be tedious and sometimes even hard. Although I did lose, I only lost 0.8 pounds, taking me to 300.6. Still in the 300s! Back to tracking! When I see how well some of you are losing, it really brings home to me the power of tracking, being consistent and not trying to improve on a good program.

I'm up for the exercise challenge, too-- I haven't done any up till now, either. I may have to break it up into two or three chunks, but I'll do it! Will try to continue with the water drinking as well, so that these new habits build on one another.

Happy Valentine's Day to all, and to all who are single-- myself included-- remember to do something extra nice for yourself. : )

~Becca

ltlhmom

Sorry I'm just checking in now I'm usually the first one in but had to get up and out the door early today. Well I weighed in at 234.8 for .4 lose. I think it would have been more if I didn't blow it on Tuesday . But it is a lose!


But I did well on the water intake 10/8/8/8/8/8/10.

Hope everyone has a great week and a wonderful Valentine's Day! Hugs!

Here I come exercise watch out!

jgrandison

Well goodevening all, I actually weighed in this am at 236.8 given me a 0.9 loss, however execerice is out for me for a while
because I fell down the stairs at work and sprain my knee, did get my water in. congradualtions on all the great weigh ins
have a great one!!!!

katielouhoo

Marle- congratulations on dropping below 300, i know that feels good.
Becca- you're right logging food does help. and breaking up exercise works too. (it is more effective if you can keep the exercise in at least 10 minute blocks.)

i did see the doctor today. my cholesterol numbers are still not great, but overall he is impressed with how i'm doing and said at this point he wants to remove, not add to my medications. (so we'll keep an eye on it, sometimes it is more about genetics and all my dieting can't change that) however, he did cut back the dosage of one medication i take and eliminated another one.

he was very pleased with my progress, in fact, he even said i am his star patient right now.

glad to have that validation. got to keep going, he wants to see me again in 3 months. i mean to drop that next 20 lbs, so that i can be 100 lbs down by then.

did an hour of water aerobics today. i will head to the gym tomorrow morning. Sunday is usually my day off (and i work about 10 hours) so getting in 30 minutes of anything but walking may be tough.
have a happy valentine's day weekend everyone. -katie

Nicmc8

I ordered pizza:( I went over my calories by 1100! I am sooooo mad at myself! Ok over it! Today is a new day!!!

BeccaBattlingBulge

Katie, that is just wonderful that your doctor thinks you can maybe start reducing your medications. 80 pounds is a LOT of weight, so no wonder you are his prize patient!

DrBorkBork

I love making my doctors happy, so I can understand how psyched you must feel, katie! I am hoping to be to 60 lbs lost the next time I see my diabetes doc for checkup. Congrats to you & great work! Keep it up

Heather_b1986

hey lost 1 lb new weight 241lb, happy with that i know it could have been a bit better but i had a chinese last nite so im guessing iv retained a bit of water because of the salt content. oh well i enjoyed it and its the first time iv had a cheat meal so lunch is going to be a nice salad with plenty of water lol

well done everyone


heather x

jgrandison

Ok need some help I dont want to see my efforts go down the drain, and i am about to jump out of my skin. Does anyone have any ideas for upper body exercise that might help me contiue my journey my left leg is out right now but there is nothing wrong with my arms and my right leg, and I will be totally depressed if I can not keep the momentum going any suggestions will greatly
appreciate it. Happy Valentines day to all.
Jeania:sad:

katielouhoo

well..:huh: ... i would still strap your knee up to make sure it stays still. then: sit-ups, crunches, toe touches, arm circles, press arms behind you, leg lifts. small weights (or cans) and use your arms to lift overhead, up & down your sides, arms out to a T, arm curls.
i'm sure there are more once you start thinking & working, these are the first ones that popped in my head.

if you've got the knee immobilized, i think you could even consider swimming. flutter kick from your hips and really pull with your arms. it would be excellent exercise, if you have pool access.

good luck Jeania, i hope you find something that helps you feel active. exercise and moving is a huge component in the lifestyle change we are all working towards and getting sidelined with an injured knee would make me unhappy, too. :frown: (and i'm afraid, i'd start using it as the excuse for not doing well at the diet, which would start a downward spiral for me ) Push to motivate yourself to what you can, don't give up. :flowerforyou: katie

katielouhoo

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!!!!

You are all real sweethearts. thank you so much. i appreciate all of you. :flowerforyou:

it is great to come here to chat (or sometimes just stalking you - :laugh: :laugh: lol) to read what everyone is doing.

so on this day of love, :smooched: i want to express my thanks and caring for you wonderful, devoted, supportive people.

:flowerforyou: -katie (there, enough saccharin for a Sunday morning, :ohwell: i got it out of my system)

by the way- :drinker: Happy Chinese New Year today, too- it is the year of the tiger
appropriate as we all need to be tigers about our exercise & diets, too!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

jgrandison

Thank you Katie, I am going to give it a shot.!!!!

michfitzhome

Thank goodness weigh in is not till friday, had a horrible valentine's day. got to fnish working off my calories, cleaning counts so maybe i can do it!

michelle

katielouhoo

okay-:happy: here is this week's chart. we still had a couple folks absent (unless i missed their new number somewhere)

nicole- i have to admit when i looked at last week's number 239.4, then you weighed later (i had 238) and your check-in this week 235.4, did not show the same amount lost you are reporting.:huh: please let me know if i need to fix this number for next week.

actually, everyone, i will do best with a number ...as in: i now weigh 214. it is great to verify that "this is a 4.2 lb loss", but the number helps me (especially if you weigh yourself frequently, you might look back & see what your last report was, so you can be sure the loss will agree)

Also everyone you will see i added a column after the name list for challenge.:bigsmile: i think after a few weeks it will be easier to remember who has had a turn naming a challenge if we keep a record. so brandy & i have both named challenges.
:flowerforyou: -katie

jgrandison

Thanks Katie, awesome chart.

Brandywithrow

wow guys look how much we lost as a group were all doing great! Thank for the chart Katie I love seeing this each week keeps me motivated to get my percentage higher! Hows everyone doing with the exercise so far? I have went 5 days in a row now for at least 45 minutes its hard not to drink your water when your exercising so both challenges are going good for me excited to see my results this week!!