Auspicious August WL Challenge
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Tara, I like that so much! "A better day, then a better week, and a better month" and all the time a better life! - paulaWay to go, Vanessa and Pixy!! Keep those numbers coming
And Malia, Leanna, and all my other fellow losers who are fighting the good fight - hang in there!! We are going to get there and will have a better day, then a better week, and then a better month. One step at a time!
Tara0 -
My Numbers:
SW: 317 (March 2013)
CW: 158.5 (7/31)
GW: 155
LTGW: 140
I weigh on Saturdays and (usually) at month end.
8/2 = 157.5 (-1.0)
8/9 = 157.5 (0)
8/16 = 157.5 (0) happy, it feels like the drop is becoming a solid loss.
8/23 =
8/30 =
Paula
Some nice losses here. Congrats Malia on going down down down, Leanna on a lovely recovery and Vanessa with your ongoing success!! :drinker:0 -
Tara, I like that so much! "A better day, then a better week, and a better month" and all the time a better life! - paulaWay to go, Vanessa and Pixy!! Keep those numbers coming And Malia, Leanna, and all my other fellow losers who are fighting the good fight - hang in there!! We are going to get there and will have a better day, then a better week, and then a better month. One step at a time!
Tara
It is excellent advice. 0 -
My Numbers:
Starting Weight: 332
Current Weight: 259
Goal Weight: 250 (9 lbs)
LTGW: 180
8/3/14 = Goal 258, Actual 257, -2 lbs
8/10/14 = Goal 256, Actual 256, -1 lbs
8/17/14 = Goal 254, Actual 252. – 2 lbs
8/24/14 = Goal 252, Actual
8/31/14 = Goal 250, Actual
Total for August: - 5
Chuck0 -
WOWZA!! I am so impressed with these numbers, Maelyn, Vanessa, Malia, Leanna, and all of our awesome losers!! Paula, way to keep it steady!! That is for sure a solid loss I'm playing the back and forth game, but I am going to get moving in the right direction again.
Tara
SW: 379 (July 2013)
CW: 283
GW: 275
LTGW: 160 lbs.
Weigh ins: What days you will weigh in. (I will weigh in on Fridays in August)
8/1/14= 280 (-3 lbs...a good start. Let's see if I can sustain the momentum!)
8/8/14= 280.8 (+.8 lbs...sigh. After a week of vacation with lots of walking, it wasn't enough to offset too many indulgences)
8/15/14= 281.2 (+.4 lbs. This month is proving to be a challenge, but I'm not giving up yet)
8/22/14=
8/29/14=0 -
E. Maelyn
My Numbers:
SW: 337.8 (January 2, 2014) (Highest 357, May 2010)
CW: 288 (As of July 30)
GW: 278
LTGW: 158
I have replaced my scale.
Weigh-ins will be on Wednesdays
8/06/14 - 291.8 (+3.8) (what I get for not logging like I should)
8/13/14 - 283.8 (-8.0) (I am quite proud of this number given where I have spent the last 10 days.)
8/20/14 - 280.8 (-3.0) (the scale is moving in the preferred direction now. I am getting back on track with exercise and food)
8/27/14
08/31/140 -
Name: LeAnna
My Numbers:
SW: 264 (278 was my original starting weight)
CW: 213.5
GW: 208
LTGW: 150
I weigh on Wednesdays.
8/6 - 215. (+1.5). If you saw my Frustrations post, you'd know I could have gained much more. I have been struggling and whiny way too long! I think I'm getting a grip again...
8/13 - 213.5 Oh hey!! I lost the 1.5 pounds I gained! I just realized that I recovered! Now to make some progress!
8/20 - 217 +3.5 Okay...this is some kind of freakish anomaly!! I'm going to own it, because I have been making some poor choices, but I will be reweighing myself daily for the next week.
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Name: LeAnna
My Numbers:
SW: 264 (278 was my original starting weight)
CW: 213.5
GW: 208
LTGW: 150
I weigh on Wednesdays.
8/6 - 215. (+1.5). If you saw my Frustrations post, you'd know I could have gained much more. I have been struggling and whiny way too long! I think I'm getting a grip again...
8/13 - 213.5 Oh hey!! I lost the 1.5 pounds I gained! I just realized that I recovered! Now to make some progress!
8/20 - 217 +3.5 Okay...this is some kind of freakish anomaly!! I'm going to own it, because I have been making some poor choices, but I will be reweighing myself daily for the next week.
8/27 -
You are using that "O" word, Leanna - owning our choices for better or worse is key!! And tomorrow is going to be a better day because we can choose to make it so!! 0 -
Name: Vanessa
My Numbers:
SW: 271.2
CW: 263.2
GW: 255.2
LTGW: 140-160
Weigh ins: Fridays & month end
8/1/14= 263.2
8/8/14= 260.8 - 2.4 lbs -- YYYAAAYYY!!!! I'm so so so happy with that number. Now to keep up the momentum!
8/15/14= 259.2 - 1.6 lbs - Woo!
8/22/14= 257 - 2.2 -- Couldn't possibly be more proud of myself.
8/29/14=
8/31/14 =
LeAnna - I love that you're owning that gain. It's a hard thing to do, but I think really important to teaching us how to live healthy lifestyles for the long run.
Maelyn - OMG! Look at you go!!!!
Chuck - Awesome numbers!
Everyone - Thanks for being so wonderful and inspiring!0 -
Way to go Vanessa, Maelyn, and Pixy for putting up some great numbers! And Leanna, I'm rowing that "Time to Own It" boat right alongside you this month. I often think on how I would get discouraged and give up in the past whenever I would see a small gain at the scale; all those small gains eventually added up to big gains, which is how I found myself at 379 lbs. a little over a year ago. As I told my doctor then, I think 35 years is enough time to have this monkey on my back; over the last year, I may have cuddled him occasionally, but for the most part I'm getting better and better at putting him back in his cage
Tara
SW: 379 (July 2013)
CW: 283
GW: 275
LTGW: 160 lbs.
Weigh ins: What days you will weigh in. (I will weigh in on Fridays in August)
8/1/14= 280 (-3 lbs...a good start. Let's see if I can sustain the momentum!)
8/8/14= 280.8 (+.8 lbs...sigh. After a week of vacation with lots of walking, it wasn't enough to offset too many indulgences)
8/15/14= 281.2 (+.4 lbs. This month is proving to be a challenge, but I'm not giving up yet)
8/22/14= 282 (+.8 lbs. While I'm sure some is water weight due to too much salt, I think there's a healthy dose of complacency in there too - unacceptable! Summer's over for this teacher and it's most definitely time to get back to work
8/29/14=0 -
My Numbers:
SW: 250
CW: 228
GW: 220
LTGW: 140
Weigh ins: Fridays
8/1/14= 225.4 up almost 10 pounds from my vacation, hopefully its mostly sodium...:sad:
8/8/14= 228 (+2.6) Need to get back on track with my exercise and eating! Been slacking since vacation :devil:
8/15/14= 224.2 (-3.8) Ok, now I just have to stay on track... I can do this :glasses:
8/22/14= 223.2 (-1) I'll take it! Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement, you really help to keep me going:flowerforyou:
8/29/14=
Leanna, stay strong lady! You are amazing 0 -
My Numbers:
SW: 317 (March 2013)
CW: 158.5 (7/31)
GW: 155
LTGW: 140
I weigh on Saturdays and (usually) at month end.
8/2 = 157.5 (-1.0)
8/9 = 157.5 (0)
8/16 = 157.5 (0)
8/23 = 160 (+2.5)
8/30 =
I've gone overboard with increasing my daily limit to 1000 cal/day. Even though Derek & I try to keep temptation out of the house (for my sake, not his), I discovered that peanuts and honey with almond milk and a bit of cereal, provides a sweet treat. Unfortunately it's also packed with calories.
Like Leanna, I am owning this. Need to get back on the wagon. Hopefully, I've run out of honey...:ohwell:
Paula0 -
Like Leanna, I am owning this. Need to get back on the wagon. Hopefully, I've run out of honey...:ohwell:
Paula
And that's what makes you both so inspiring, Paula!!! Keep up the good work 0 -
My Numbers:
SW: 286
CW: 225
GW: 217
LTGW: 135
Weigh ins: I will weigh in on Mondays - I will also be on vacation this month so I might not be able to weigh in
8/4/14= 229.4 - up again...I am not doing good this summer...I need more motivation and to stop grazing at home
8/11/14= Vacation
8/18/14= Vacation
8/25/14= 230.8 (+1.4) not bad for being on vacation but I really have to buckle down and work at this again. The upward trend is very upsetting to me.
8/31/14=
Debbie0 -
E. Maelyn
My Numbers:
SW: 337.8 (January 2, 2014) (Highest 357, May 2010)
CW: 288 (As of July 30)
GW: 278
LTGW: 158
I have replaced my scale.
Weigh-ins will be on Wednesdays
8/06/14 - 291.8 (+3.8) (what I get for not logging like I should)
8/13/14 - 283.8 (-8.0) (I am quite proud of this number given where I have spent the last 10 days.)
8/20/14 - 280.8 (-3.0) (the scale is moving in the preferred direction now. I am getting back on track with exercise and food)
8/27/14 - 277 (-3.8) (I am getting there! This marks 80 lbs down from my highest weight at 357)
08/31/14
Total Difference: -11.0
I have changed my ticker to show the total difference between my highest and where I am now. I just want to see the bigger picture from that point. 28 lbs to go and I will be at my lowest since 2004. 2004 was a good year for losing weight (ended up off the wagon due to a suicide I blamed myself for - long story.) To beat my weight in 2004, however, I will need to get down to 202. I will eventually get to the point of not typing "3" instead of "2" due to my automated reflex with my weight. I hope. :smokin:
@Debbie - I know the upward trend is definitely off putting as I was recently there myself. It will not stay as a trend. You will find your way back down. As for the grazing almost food item in my house has to be cooked to avoid me doing grazing. If I want something 9/10 I have to go through the process of cooking it making me reconsider as I'm prepping do I really need this right now? Otherwise if there are some quick food fixes, even if they are not healthy ones, I will chow down most of the day.0 -
My Numbers:
SW: 250
CW: 228
GW: 220
LTGW: 140
Weigh ins: Fridays
8/1/14= 225.4 up almost 10 pounds from my vacation, hopefully its mostly sodium...:sad:
8/8/14= 228 (+2.6) Need to get back on track with my exercise and eating! Been slacking since vacation :devil:
8/15/14= 224.2 (-3.8) Ok, now I just have to stay on track... I can do this :glasses:
8/22/14= 223.2 (-1) I'll take it! Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement, you really help to keep me going:flowerforyou:
8/29/14= 223.2 (-0) Stall week... But not from lack of trying, lol! I have busted my butt this week during my workouts so I'm not worried about it :laugh: I may try for an end of month weigh in...
8/31/14=
Total loss for the month=
Maelyn, you are on fire this month! WTG For everyone who had a gain this week, stay strong you can do this! We can all do this!!! 0 -
Tara
SW: 379 (July 2013)
CW: 283
GW: 275
LTGW: 160 lbs.
Weigh ins: What days you will weigh in. (I will weigh in on Fridays in August)
8/1/14= 280 (-3 lbs...a good start. Let's see if I can sustain the momentum!)
8/8/14= 280.8 (+.8 lbs...sigh. After a week of vacation with lots of walking, it wasn't enough to offset too many indulgences)
8/15/14= 281.2 (+.4 lbs. This month is proving to be a challenge, but I'm not giving up yet)
8/22/14= 282 (+.8 lbs. While I'm sure some is water weight due to too much salt, I think there's a healthy dose of complacency in there too - unacceptable! Summer's over for this teacher and it's most definitely time to get back to work
8/29/14= 277.6 (-4.4 lbs. - YESSSSSS! Finally made my first 100 lbs. lost! It took over a year from my surgery, but super excited :-)0 -
My Numbers:
SW: 317 (March 2013)
CW: 158.5 (7/31)
GW: 155
LTGW: 140
I weigh on Saturdays and month end.
8/2 = 157.5 (-1.0)
8/9 = 157.5 (0)
8/16 = 157.5 (0)
8/23 = 160 (+2.5)
8/30 = 158.5 (-1.5)
Happy to not have gained this month.
Paula0 -
E. Maelyn
My Numbers:
SW: 337.8 (January 2, 2014) (Highest 357, May 2010)
CW: 288 (As of July 30)
GW: 278
LTGW: 158
I have replaced my scale.
Weigh-ins will be on Wednesdays
8/06/14 - 291.8 (+3.8) (what I get for not logging like I should)
8/13/14 - 283.8 (-8.0) (I am quite proud of this number given where I have spent the last 10 days.)
8/20/14 - 280.8 (-3.0) (the scale is moving in the preferred direction now. I am getting back on track with exercise and food)
8/27/14 - 277 (-3.8) (I am getting there! This marks 80 lbs down from my highest weight at 357)
08/31/14 - 272.8 (-4.2) (I beat my goal!)
Sudden drop in weight comes after TOM has passed, and I have been taken off of a medicine that causes a /lot/ of weight. I was countering the drug a bit with lifestyle changes, and now having been taken off of it the powers of weight stalling/gain are dissipating the more it gets out of my system.
Total Difference: -15.2
@Tara - Congratulations on your first 100. If you have not already done so, ditch those bigger clothes. You are never going to need them again. Like the saying goes, "I am not losing weight. I am getting rid of it. I have no intention on ever finding it again."
@Paula - You did well this month. You have made it through the month to all the opportunities that are found not only in tomorrow, but at any given moment time. Good job!0 -
Name: LeAnna
My Numbers:
SW: 264 (278 was my original starting weight)
CW: 213.5
GW: 208
LTGW: 150
I weigh on Wednesdays.
8/6 - 215. (+1.5). If you saw my Frustrations post, you'd know I could have gained much more. I have been struggling and whiny way too long! I think I'm getting a grip again...
8/13 - 213.5 Oh hey!! I lost the 1.5 pounds I gained! I just realized that I recovered! Now to make some progress!
8/20 - 217 +3.5 Okay...this is some kind of freakish anomaly!! I'm going to own it, because I have been making some poor choices, but I will be reweighing myself daily for the next week.
8/27 - 212 -5. I neglected to weigh in on the 27th, but finally got it done. I knew the last weigh in was some water weight issue. This was a month of stress and it showed in my numbers...they were all over the place. I ended up with a loss of only 1.5 pounds this month, but I was worried I'd end up with a gain so I'll take it and try harder.0 -
Tara
8/29/14= 277.6 (-4.4 lbs. - YESSSSSS! Finally made my first 100 lbs. lost! It took over a year from my surgery, but super excited :-)
Congratulations!! What an amazing accomplishment! I can't wait until I can make that announcement. 0 -
Congratulations you wonderful group of people. It was overall a good month. If, like me, you didn't have a stellar month, hopefully, you had a learning experience and are feeling motivated to do more and expect better for, and from, yourself. If you are like Maelyn and Tara, who had amazing accomplishments this month, good for you! Way to inspire and encourage us all.0
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My Numbers:
SW: 286
CW: 225
GW: 217
LTGW: 135
Weigh ins: I will weigh in on Mondays - I will also be on vacation this month so I might not be able to weigh in
8/4/14= 229.4 - up again...I am not doing good this summer...I need more motivation and to stop grazing at home
8/11/14= Vacation
8/18/14= Vacation
8/25/14= 230.8 (+1.4) not bad for being on vacation but I really have to buckle down and work at this again. The upward trend is very upsetting to me.
8/31/14= 230.0 (-0.8) I will take it but I really need to buckle down again. I will be gone again for a couple of weeks but I might be able to control things this time around.
Debbie0 -
Congratulations you wonderful group of people. It was overall a good month. If, like me, you didn't have a stellar month, hopefully, you had a learning experience and are feeling motivated to do more and expect better for, and from, yourself. If you are like Maelyn and Tara, who had amazing accomplishments this month, good for you! Way to inspire and encourage us all.
Thanks, Leanna!! I, too, am awed and inspired by the accomplishments of everyone in our group, as well as the resolve and positive attitudes on display when we have days/weeks when things get rough. Hopefully September will be a better month for us all! :happy:0 -
8/27 - 212 -5. I neglected to weigh in on the 27th, but finally got it done. I knew the last weigh in was some water weight issue. This was a month of stress and it showed in my numbers...they were all over the place. I ended up with a loss of only 1.5 pounds this month, but I was worried I'd end up with a gain so I'll take it and try harder.
That's awesome, Leanna! We always seem to have these weeks when we know we're holding onto water (and the stress sure doesn't help). We're gonna keep truckin' in September!0 -
W:287 (though highest was 310)
CW:213.1
#1GW 250 (completedDec14)
#2GW 215 (completedJun16)
#3GW 180
LTGW:135 (though more like 160 lol!)
Well, I shot down in flames for July... so time to make this month count. I really want to get under 200 and into onderland!love
Weigh ins: Thursdays
8/7/14= 208.3 (-4.8) Thank goodness some of it was water weight. glasses
8/14/14=
8/21/14=
8/28/14=
8/31/14=205.3 (-3)
Was not at my best this month for being accountable but I did stick in there and do my logging.
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Name: Vanessa
My Numbers:
SW: 271.2
CW: 263.2
GW: 255.2
LTGW: 140-160
Weigh ins: Fridays & month end
8/1/14= 263.2
8/8/14= 260.8 - 2.4 lbs -- YYYAAAYYY!!!! I'm so so so happy with that number. Now to keep up the momentum!
8/15/14= 259.2 - 1.6 lbs - Woo!
8/22/14= 257 - 2.2 -- Couldn't possibly be more proud of myself.
8/29/14= 256.2 - .8
8/31/14 = 258
Total for the month: 5.2 Hey ! Not bad!!! I took on some water from the weekend on the last weigh in, so it could have been better... but still awesome!0 -
My Numbers:
SW: 250
CW: 228
GW: 220
LTGW: 140
Weigh ins: Fridays
8/1/14= 225.4 up almost 10 pounds from my vacation, hopefully its mostly sodium...:sad:
8/8/14= 228 (+2.6) Need to get back on track with my exercise and eating! Been slacking since vacation :devil:
8/15/14= 224.2 (-3.8) Ok, now I just have to stay on track... I can do this :glasses:
8/22/14= 223.2 (-1) I'll take it! Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement, you really help to keep me going:flowerforyou:
8/29/14= 223.2 (-0) Stall week... But not from lack of trying, lol! I have busted my butt this week during my workouts so I'm not worried about it :laugh: I may try for an end of month weigh in...
8/31/14= 223.2
Total loss for the month= 4.8lbs not bad :indifferent:0
