January Jumpstart WL Challenge

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  • p1xyn1xy
    p1xyn1xy Posts: 461 Member
    Great start Malia, Dan and Liz! Congrats!
    Holly great job maintaining while travelling!:flowerforyou:
    Let's keep it going! Great job everyone!
  • crzyjess84
    crzyjess84 Posts: 22 Member
    Hi all I am new and I am excited to join this journey with you!

    My Numbers:
    SW: 250 (highest 275 when pregnant in 2010)
    CW: 229
    GW: 220
    LTGW: 135

    Weigh ins: Wednesdays
    1/1/14= 229
    1/8/14= 226
    1/15/14=
    1/22/14=
    1/29/14=
  • :smile: Looking forward to seeing LESS of all of US!!

    My Numbers:
    SW: 255
    CW: 254
    GW: 245
    LTGW: 165

    Weigh ins: What days you will weigh in. (I will weigh in on Fridays in January)
    1/3/14=254
    1/10/14=
    1/17/14=
    1/24/14=
    1/31/14= Final weigh in for the month.
  • Etherlily1
    Etherlily1 Posts: 974 Member
    I think I might need to revise my goal for the month. :happy:

    My numbers:
    SW: 337.8
    CW: 326.6
    GW: 325.0
    LTGW: 158

    Weigh-ins:
    1/03/14 - 337.8
    1/10/14 - 326.6 (-11.2)
    1/17/14 -
    1/24/14 -
    1/31/14 -
  • katjohn83
    katjohn83 Posts: 119 Member
    My Numbers:
    SW: 322
    CW: 297.6 - 12/31/13
    GW: 290
    LTGW: 199

    Weigh-ins:

    Week 1: 1/03/14 = 297.6 (-0.0) Well it was only three days! LOL

    Week 2: 1/10/14 = 299.6 (+2.0) Aaaarrghh!!!

    Week 3: 1/17/14 =

    Week 4: 1/24/14 =

    Week 5: 1/31/14 =

    Bad week on sodium. OK but not great on calories, so I am assuming mostly water weight. Next week will be much better.
  • katjohn83
    katjohn83 Posts: 119 Member
    I think I might need to revise my goal for the month. :happy:

    My numbers:
    SW: 337.8
    CW: 326.6
    GW: 325.0
    LTGW: 158

    Weigh-ins:
    1/03/14 - 337.8
    1/10/14 - 326.6 (-11.2)
    1/17/14 -
    1/24/14 -
    1/31/14 -

    You think ?????

    Way to go!!!!!
  • dward59
    dward59 Posts: 731 Member
    Hey Nonnynonny, (ouch, couldn't resist, but should have...) welcome to our happy little group of misfits!

    Etherlilly, welcome and WOW! What a way to announce you are here! Great loss!

    Katjohn, you still have more than half the month. Sounds like you know how to fix it. You will do fine and soon be back to your great losses!

    Hey Jess, funny running into you here! Welcome to this group. :wink:
  • cindyb1984
    cindyb1984 Posts: 203 Member
    I think I might need to revise my goal for the month. :happy:

    My numbers:
    SW: 337.8
    CW: 326.6
    GW: 325.0
    LTGW: 158

    Weigh-ins:
    1/03/14 - 337.8
    1/10/14 - 326.6 (-11.2)
    1/17/14 -
    1/24/14 -
    1/31/14 -

    Wow! You are doing awesome!
  • lizmurder
    lizmurder Posts: 17 Member
    My Numbers:
    SW: 270lbs
    CW: 231
    GW: 220
    LTGW: Haven't even considered it yet. My first major goal/milestone is 199lbs. I have not been under 200lbs since I was 19 years old.

    Weigh ins: Friday mornings.
    1/3/14= 230.2
    1/10/14= 228.2
    1/17/14=
    1/24/14=
    1/31/14=
  • dward59
    dward59 Posts: 731 Member
    My Numbers:
    SW: 270lbs
    CW: 231
    GW: 220
    LTGW: Haven't even considered it yet. My first major goal/milestone is 199lbs. I have not been under 200lbs since I was 19 years old.

    Weigh ins: Friday mornings.
    1/3/14= 230.2
    1/10/14= 228.2
    1/17/14=
    1/24/14=
    1/31/14=

    Nice loss Liz. Way to go!
  • 808malia
    808malia Posts: 631 Member
    My Numbers:
    SW:250
    CW:232
    GW:225
    LTGW:140

    Weigh ins:
    1/3/14=230.5 (-1.5) Starting the month off in the right direction!
    1/10/14=228.6 (-1.9) Nice and steady :bigsmile:
    1/17/14=
    1/24/14=
    1/31/14=
    This is going to be a great month! I'm excited :bigsmile: Lots of new faces! Glad to see you all here, It's a fantastic group :drinker:
  • Etherlily1
    Etherlily1 Posts: 974 Member
    Katjohn you'll be fine. You've got time. Sounds like you know what's going on with your body which is truly commendable. My weight goes up twice during my monthly cycle which is frustrating, but I just remind myself its temporary. You are still doing great.
  • andreaamak
    andreaamak Posts: 42 Member
    Hope it's ok for me to join in this late? :)

    My Numbers:
    SW: 277
    CW: 277 (1/1/14)
    GW: 265
    LTGW: 155

    Weigh ins: Wednesday mornings
    1/1/14= 277
    1/8/14= 271.2 (-5.8)
    1/15/14=
    1/22/14=
    1/29/14=
  • dward59
    dward59 Posts: 731 Member
    Hope it's ok for me to join in this late? :)

    My Numbers:
    SW: 277
    CW: 277 (1/1/14)
    GW: 265
    LTGW: 155

    Weigh ins: Wednesday mornings
    1/1/14= 277
    1/8/14= 271.2 (-5.8)
    1/15/14=
    1/22/14=
    1/29/14=

    We give special dispensation for those who have interesting hats or great smiles, so yes, because you have both; you are welcome to join! (We would have let you join anyway, but the hat deserved comment!)

    Welcome andreaamak!
  • You assured it wasn't too late, so here goes. =]

    My Numbers:
    SW: 230.6
    CW: 227.6
    GW: 219
    LTGW: 140-150

    Weigh ins: Friday mornings.
    1/3/14= 130.6
    1/10/14= 127.6
    1/17/14=
    1/24/14=
    1/31/14= Final weigh in for the month.
  • andreaamak
    andreaamak Posts: 42 Member


    We give special dispensation for those who have interesting hats or great smiles, so yes, because you have both; you are welcome to join! (We would have let you join anyway, but the hat deserved comment!)

    Welcome andreaamak!

    aw thank you!
  • dward59
    dward59 Posts: 731 Member
    Welcome to you too, MindyMae. (Do I/we need to fix a number or numbers in your post? You can PM me, 808Malia or M23Prime to fix a mis-post.)

    Wow, love all these new folks joining us! This month is gonna be great! Malia, are you sure you don't want to do the spreadsheet? :grumble: :laugh:
  • 808malia
    808malia Posts: 631 Member
    Malia, are you sure you don't want to do the spreadsheet? :grumble: :laugh:
    @ Dan, I figured that since you do such a great job at it I would let you do the honors! LOL :devil:
  • Singularity84
    Singularity84 Posts: 98 Member
    Hi, my name is Jennifer. I'm new around here and hoping I can jump in. I'm off to a pretty good start, but I could definitely use some accountability.

    My Numbers:
    SW: 333
    CW: 333 (at the beginning of the month, 323.4 now)
    GW: 315
    LTGW: 160


    Weigh ins: What days you will weigh in. (I will weigh in on Fridays in January)
    1/3/14= 333
    1/10/14=323.4
    1/17/14=
    1/24/14=
    1/31/14=
  • dward59
    dward59 Posts: 731 Member
    Singularity84, You are always welcome to join a challenge with us. Great start to the month already!

    My Numbers:
    SW: 430 (All time high weight in 2006 was 475.)
    CW: 302.1
    GW: 295 (Seriously 2 -9-5 - Twoterville in sight!)
    LTGW: 175

    Weigh-ins:

    Week 1: 1/04/14 = 301.2 -.9

    Week 2: 1/11/14 = 296.5 - 4.7

    Week 3: 1/18/14 =

    Week 4: 1/25/14 =

    Closeout: 1/31/14 =
  • dward59
    dward59 Posts: 731 Member
    Group status update to this point:

    So far we have 26 folks who joined, and we already have a cumulative loss of 38 lbs.

    Nice start to 2014 everyone.

    I really hope some of you new folks will feel comfortable enough to jump in on other threads, or start some. We would love to get to know you all better.

    Now, keep it rolling everyone!
  • Etherlily1
    Etherlily1 Posts: 974 Member
    Singularity84, You are always welcome to join a challenge with us. Great start to the month already!

    My Numbers:
    SW: 430 (All time high weight in 2006 was 475.)
    CW: 302.1
    GW: 295 (Seriously 2 -9-5 - Twoterville in sight!)
    LTGW: 175

    Weigh-ins:

    Week 1: 1/04/14 = 301.2 -.9

    Week 2: 1/11/14 = 296.5 - 4.7

    Week 3: 1/18/14 =

    Week 4: 1/25/14 =

    Closeout: 1/31/14 =

    Dward it seems you have entered Twoterville! Congratulations! You are doing awesome.
  • therejohn
    therejohn Posts: 59 Member
    My Numbers:
    SW:337
    CW:207
    GW:199
    LTGW:160

    Weigh ins:
    1/3/14= 207
    1/10/14= 204
    1/17/14=
    1/24/14=
    1/31/14=

    Like Paula, my loss has slowed big time. That said, I am eating more (volumne) and have significantly increasde my health and unhealthy carbs. I want to leave processed sugar behind again and hope by loss picks up to a whooping 2 pounds a week!
  • PaulaKro
    PaulaKro Posts: 5,767 Member
    My Numbers:
    SW: 317
    CW: 199.5
    GW: 195 (easy) or 190 (challenging)
    LTGW: 140

    Weigh ins:
    1/3/14= 200 (+ .5) Normal fluctuation for daily weighing. This half pound is there one day and gone the next.
    1/11/14= 199.5 (- .5) Back to Onederland, but only as of this morning.
    1/18/14=
    1/25/14=
    1/31/14=

    Switching from Friday to Saturday, since it's easier to weigh on a non-work day (and I weigh less later in the morning... :wink: )

    I gained (and lost) 2# last week, may have been salty sausages, weight-lifting, etc.... My new mantra: "With 80gm protein and less than 800 calories, it is physically impossible to gain weight. Believe. Trust. Persevere."

    To all, best wishes!
    Paula
  • Etherlily1
    Etherlily1 Posts: 974 Member

    I gained (and lost) 2# last week, may have been salty sausages, weight-lifting, etc.... My new mantra: "With 80gm protein and less than 800 calories, it is physically impossible to gain weight. Believe. Trust. Persevere."

    To all, best wishes!
    Paula

    Paula, I'm a little concerned with this. I may simply be misunderstanding. It reads as if you are aiming to eat less than 800 cl/day. If that's true it is a dangerous thing to do and it is possible for you to gain weight at that number, I speak from experience. I have in my past restricted down to just 240 cl a day with 3-4 hours of exercise a day. The weight loss stalled out after about 20-30 lbs. I am, and was then, aware of the dangers I was posing to my body. At too low of a restriction your body will burn through your bones, organs, and muscle tissue to keep going. Severe restricting can also lead to your gallbladder becoming diseased and that can require surgery. If your electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride) get too low, which can happen through excessive sweating from exercise and not enough intake, you can easily end up with a fatal heart attack. I am sincerely hoping I a misunderstanding the "less than 800 calories" part. If I am, I apologize for being preachy. Please, take care of yourself. We want you to be around to enjoy life not suffering through it.
  • dward59
    dward59 Posts: 731 Member

    I gained (and lost) 2# last week, may have been salty sausages, weight-lifting, etc.... My new mantra: "With 80gm protein and less than 800 calories, it is physically impossible to gain weight. Believe. Trust. Persevere."

    To all, best wishes!
    Paula

    Paula, I'm a little concerned with this. I may simply be misunderstanding. It reads as if you are aiming to eat less than 800 cl/day. If that's true it is a dangerous thing to do and it is possible for you to gain weight at that number, I speak from experience. I have in my past restricted down to just 240 cl a day with 3-4 hours of exercise a day. The weight loss stalled out after about 20-30 lbs. I am, and was then, aware of the dangers I was posing to my body. At too low of a restriction your body will burn through your bones, organs, and muscle tissue to keep going. Severe restricting can also lead to your gallbladder becoming diseased and that can require surgery. If your electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride) get too low, which can happen through excessive sweating from exercise and not enough intake, you can easily end up with a fatal heart attack. I am sincerely hoping I a misunderstanding the "less than 800 calories" part. If I am, I apologize for being preachy. Please, take care of yourself. We want you to be around to enjoy life not suffering through it.

    Etherlily, thanks for the concern, but you will find several of us on this group that have had weightloss surgery. We are all under doctors care and on specific diets. Paula sticks to hers with a passion. I'm lucky to hit the occasional 900 calorie day! lol

    Thank you so for the concern. Any person that I saw in the group making a comment like that, I'd check to see if they were WLS patient and if not, I too would be out there urging care.

    Way to look out for another member of the group!
  • PaulaKro
    PaulaKro Posts: 5,767 Member
    Paula, I'm a little concerned with this.
    Etherlily,
    Thank you so much for your concern. And thank you very much for speaking up. It never hurts to ask. The 240cal/day you were on sounds frightening. I am so glad you learned better!!

    Yes, as Dan said, I had weight loss surgery and am acting on doctor's orders. They increase our vitamins and give us medicine to avoid gall bladder surgery. But I am looking forward to increasing my calorie consumption when I hit maintenance (in about fifty more pounds).

    You are so sweet! :flowerforyou:



    Hi Cookie - Good job. Fantastic loss!!

    Paula
  • MY NUMBERS:.
    SW: 275
    CW: 260
    GW: 255
    LTGW: 150

    Weigh ins: Saturday mornings
    1/11/2014- 258
    1/18/2014-
    1/25/2014-
    2/1/2014- This is the first day of February and ends the week of January.
  • Crystallee145
    Crystallee145 Posts: 147 Member
    This is my first time putting my weight out there were people see it. It's scary to me putting myself out here like this. But I see a great community of supporters and motivators.

    My Numbers:
    SW: 266
    CW: 258.4
    GW: 252
    LTGW: 145

    Weigh ins:
    1/3/14= 260
    1/10/14= 258.4
    1/17/14=
    1/24/14=
    1/31/14=
  • Etherlily1
    Etherlily1 Posts: 974 Member
    Dan and Paula: Thank you. I feel better now. I did not even think about the restrictions with that come with WLS. I will be more mindful in the future. I am glad it is working for you. I thought about it, but it has frightened me a good bit. And Paula, you'll get to the maintenance road soon enough when you don't have to be so restricted. I have a friend that had WLS but we have never really talked about it. Again, thank you for letting me know what was up. I just worry too easily I guess. :smile:

    Clmcnett: I understand. I was afraid to post my weight for fear of jinxing myself in the process. You're doing great!