November accountability and weigh in
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Thank you everyone for your comments, I’ve really struggled this past week or so, my eating hasn’t been great, I am trying to fit some exercise in though. Also my period is due too, so that’s making me feel worse.
@rianneonamission I’m so sorry for your loss, so sad, you’re right it’s no age at all
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Thank you all for your kind comments. It gets worse this week with having had to make the decision to have our beautiful boy John put to sleep this coming Friday. He's the cat in my profile picture and the most epic cat I've ever come across. He is an older boy (at least 12, though we think he is older - more in the region of 16) and has FIV & kidney failure.
But despite everything I did go to the gym on Monday, and had my PT session yesterday. Feeling more in control again, which is nice.
However, I am still very much of the opinion that 2017 can *kitten* right off. I have done well physically in terms of losing weight and getting fitter and healthier, but emotionally it's been a *kitten* whirlwind and I'm done with it.
Height: 5'10"
HW: 183lbs
SW November: 164lbs (last October weigh in)
Ultimate goal: Around 154lbs
November goal: 160lbs
Body fat goal for November: 25.7%
26th April: 179.4lbs - Body fat: 29.6%
31st May: 173lbs – Body fat: 28.2%
28th June: 170.6lbs - Body fat 27.6%
26th July: 168lbs - Body fat 26.9%
31st Aug: 169lbs - Body fat 27.2%
27th Sep: 166lbs – Body fat 26.6%
4th Oct: 163.8lbs – Body fat 26.3%
11th Oct: 164.2lbs – Body fat 26.3%
18th Oct: 163.4lbs - Body fat 26.1%
25th Oct: 164lbs - Body fat 26.3%
1st Nov: 163lbs – Body fat 25.9%
8th Nov: 163.4lbs - Body fat 26.1%
16th Nov:
22nd Nov:
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Although it looks like I've lost a pound this week, my trending app has shown a trend of gaining for more days then not lately. I've been trying really hard not to freak out about that! Seeing what I wrote here a week ago is really helpful - I wanted to take it slow anyway.
Height - 5'7"
SW: 147.6
November Goal: 146
Nov 1: 147.6
Nov 8: 146.61 -
So I didn't lose any weight in the October challenge
I didn't gain any weight, so I am still counting it as somewhat of a win.
November is hard because of Thanksgiving, but I'm determined to be successful!
Height: 5'5"
Heaviest Weight: 138 LBS
Ultimate goal: 117-120 LBS
Current Weight: 125.8
November Goal: 123 LBS
Nov 1: 125.8
Nov 4: 125
Nov 8: 1261 -
Height 5'10"
HW- 183.1 lbs
SW June- 180 lbs
SW July-177.9 lbs
SW August- 174.2 lbs
SW September- 168 lbs
SW October- 165.6 lbs
SW November- 158.7 lbs
Nov 1st-158.7 lbs
Nov 5th- 159.8 lbs shark week
Nov 8th- 158.5 lbs
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November Goal 154.0 lbs
As suspected, I was a little more bloated than usual a few days ago and the appetite was up due to my period. Even though I don't really get a full period (because of the birth control), I do still experience some of the bloating, and PMS. I am hoping to be able to squeeze in a climbing session one more time before my next Friday weigh in.
This week I am preparing for a major presentation on international relations and the politics of mass violence in civil wars. Yesterday I may of had one too many study breaks, involving lots and lots of YouTube makeup tutorials (my guilty pleasure!). I'm looking forward to getting through this presentation and getting some R&R by Friday. As for now its coffee, coffee, coffee!
@rianneonamission oh Rianne I am terribly sorry to hear about your beloved cat John. I LOVE your profile picture, and I am sure John has been given a full and loving life thanks to you. I have two older cats (10 plus years old) and I love them so much. My thoughts are with you.
@tiinytorii I personally have only done intermittent fasting for IBS related digestive issues. My doctor did say that sometimes sticking to liquids for a day or half day can help relieve the bloating and uncomfortable symptoms I experience. I am sure there are other ladies on here that have had success with it during weight loss though! My advice is to do whatever makes you feel your best, for sustained weight loss
@michumetamorphosis Welcome to the group!!
@Go_Deskercise I am right there with ya on the Thanksgiving thing. That makes this month particularly hard. Your goal is totally achievable though. You got this!
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hi
Height - 5’3”
Goal my old weight would be about 108 to 110 lbs (weight before we started fertility treatment), but i will only attempt this after we decide to not continue with the fertility treatment.
HW - 132 lbs
SW August – 132lbs (weight gain due to IVF, mostly water)
SW September – 112.4 lbs
SW October - 112.4 lbs
November 6 – 112.4 lbs (another IVF cycle, started to inject for only 2 days
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my plan is to try and eat healthy this month while undergoing IVF or at least trying to not compensate being depressed with eating chocolate. I wont be able to do much sport after injecting for a few days and after the transfer as even walking gets way to painful, so I really need to focus on my diet.0 -
Height: 5’3”
GW November: 110 (aka ultimate goal)
November 3: 111.0; trending average 111.6
November 10: 110.8; trending average 111.0
November 17:
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@rianneonamission so sorry about your cat what a sad time you are having, big hugs
@bingo_007 good luck with your IVF, I had a few cycles in 2011 and 2012 and it is so tough on your body and also mentally, I hope it is successful for you
As for me, I've struggled again this week, I have managed some exercise, but it's totm and I'm feeling crap. I went to bed super early last night, but spent a few hours awake due to my daughters diabetes not behaving
3/11 62.1kg
10/11 62.7kg
Not sure what I'm aiming for by the end of the month, maybe 61.5kg??
This week my aim is to eat better and keep up the exercise
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thank you. I think most people dont really understand the struggle to go through this mentally plus changes on the body due to the medication. Hope your daughter will feel better soon (for diabetes to behave).1
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HW 171
GW 138
Nov GW 153
Nov 1 155.5
Nov 3 156
Nov 10 154.5
Nov 17
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Height: 5'7"
SW: 129lbs
GW: 140lbs
November goal: 134lbs (trend)
Nov 3- 133lbs
Nov 10 -132.2lbs
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Feeling good. Workouts are going really well.
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HW: 167lbs
GW: 120lbs
Nov goal: 155lbs
Nov 6- 166 lbs (birthday weekend. Lots of food and booze meant bloating at weigh in)
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New to the group but I'm just getting back on the bandwagon and want to have some accountability buddies. Plan is to maintain 750 cal deficit daily, eat 25g of fibre and work out at least 5 days1 -
Well done everyone on your successes!
Age: 40
Height: 5ft 6
SW: 140lb
CW: 128lb
GW: 119lb
Aim for November: to get under 9 st (126lb) and at least stay there until the end of the month.
3rd Nov: 128lb
12th Nov: 125.2lb!! (Nov goal reached)
It’s been a strange couple of weeks! Had tonsillitis which completely flattened me! I’m very rarely ill (like to put it down to my mostly plant based diet!) so this took me by surprise. I got to 126lb, just because I couldn’t really eat much although I did try. I then had to go on a six day residential trip with Year 5 and 6. Canteen food so no way to weigh or measure what I was eating. I was tired and fed up at times (due to still feeling poorly and missing my own children) so topped up my meals with sweets and biscuits - a lot of them! Felt bloated and was convinced I’d be 4 or 5 pound heavier when I got home. Weighed the morning after I got home (yesterday) and I was 1lb up (127lb). Ate within my 1200 cal budget yesterday, did 20000 steps, drunk plenty of water and this morning I’m over a pound down and finally seeing 8st 13.2! (125.2).
My original November target was to get under 126 and stay there. Ideally I’d like to drop another pound or two this month and get to 123, but I’d still be happy to stay under 126. A happy me for now!
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I read recently that to lose weight properly and not too quickly --- so your body doesn't go into starvation mode, to create a 20% calorie deficit. So what calories you need to eat to support your daily expenditure minus 20%. That turned out for me to be around 1400 calories a day. I was too hungry at 1200 a day and kept cheating. Now that I am eating 1400, I find it easier to "behave" and can even sneak in a treat some days.5
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curlygirlusn wrote: »I read recently that to lose weight properly and not too quickly --- so your body doesn't go into starvation mode, to create a 20% calorie deficit. So what calories you need to eat to support your daily expenditure minus 20%. That turned out for me to be around 1400 calories a day. I was too hungry at 1200 a day and kept cheating. Now that I am eating 1400, I find it easier to "behave" and can even sneak in a treat some days.
From what I’ve read on these forums, starvation mode is a myth. That being said, 20% is still great to shoot for - too high of a deficit usually isn’t sustainable, and people end up cheating and binging!0 -
Height: 5'3"
Heaviest weight: 154lbs
Goal weight: 125lbs
July SW: 134.7lbs
August SW: 133.3lbs
September SW: 134lbs
October SW: 133.4lbs
November SW: 131.8lbs
November GW: 130lbs
November 5 - 131.9lbs
November 12 - 132.3lbs
Oh dear. Definitely putting this one down to beer!1 -
Height: 6'8"
Heaviest Weight: 205 lbs (back in College when I was bulking)
Starting Weight: 202 lbs (put on 40lbs of fat after immigrating)
Ultimate goal: 155-165 lbs (whenever the abdominal fat is gone)
Current Weight: 186.4 lbs
November Goal: 171 lbs
Nov 1: 194.4 lbs
Nov 8: 188.4 lbs
Nov 13: 186.4 lbs
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brianneangell08 wrote: »From what I’ve read on these forums, starvation mode is a myth. That being said, 20% is still great to shoot for - too high of a deficit usually isn’t sustainable, and people end up cheating and binging!
Starvation mode isn't a "myth" so much as the situations in which it happens and it's effects are misunderstood. When humans go low carb, we go ketogenic - this is starvation mode, and as long as we get sufficient electrolytes, vitamins, and essential amino acids (the ones we can't make ourselves), we can live off our fat reserves as long as they last without side effects much beyond low blood pressure and low energy.
With significant weight loss, we don't starve so much as adapt.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1108368
On average, when people lost weight with caloric restriction, their metabolism would drop about 6% more than would be explained by the loss in weight. For Obese patients, it's a bit more - it went up to about 10%. It's not "starvation mode", just the body getting better at burning calories (the same kind of thing that happens when people have less oxygen).
For a 30 year old healthy woman of average height (5'5"), at a middle-of-the-road BMI (21.6), the difference between someone who has recently lost weight and someone who has not will be around 110 calories.
The more weight was lost with exercise rather than fasting, the lower the difference will be. I don't know if losing the weight in bursts instead of running a deficit every day would make the effect worse or better - intermittent fasting on it's own (without a net calorie loss) doesn't cause metabolic adaptation, so I would guess that it would be better, but I haven't been able to find a study that tested that.0 -
Hi Team! I feel terrible about going AWOL the last few weeks, but life got insanely busy and I simply couldn't manage to log everyday let alone weigh in or go on the chats! Here is my back log of information. I hope we can all support each other through the holidays, I know I can't be the only one who struggles with eating poorly this time of year...
Special love going out to @rianneonamission and @mrssunshine78 in their time of loss.
HW: 151lbs
November Goal Weight: 122-124 lbs
10/28: 122lbs
11/4: 124 lbs (I knew staying at 122 lbs was too good to be true!)
11/11: 125lbs
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12/2:
12/9:
12/16:
12/23:
It looks like I need to change gears again as I somehow managed to gain a bunch of weight back! It was soooo amazing to be at 122lbs for 4 days, I only wish it could have lasted! I am back to eating at a deficit to try and get back down to 122-124lbs. Wish me luck!1 -
Been a good week for me. I started doing yoga again. I'm a little sore, but feeling good.
I've lost some weight this week, however I am sure it's water weight. My pants are a bit more breathable haha.. Small Victories.
Height: 5'5"
Heaviest Weight: 160 LBS
Ultimate goal: 124 - 127 LBS
Current Weight: 134 LBS
November Goal: 126 LBS
Nov 6: 134 LBS
Nov 13: 130 LBS
Nov 20:
Nov 27:
Hope everyone has a good week.1 -
Height: 5'5"
Heaviest Weight: 138 LBS
Ultimate goal: 117-120 LBS
Current Weight: 125.8
November Goal: 123 LBS
Nov 1: 125.8
Nov 4: 125
Nov 8: 126
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Height: 5'9"
SW November: 154
November goal: 150
Long term goal: 135-140 (pre-pregnancy weight)
Nov 1: 154
Nov 8: 152.8
Nov 13: 157.2 (not so great...pretty sure a chunk of this is bloat from some high sodium meals eaten while traveling)
Nov 20:???
Nov 27:???
I've been doing great with exercise, but having a hard time keeping my food choices consistently good. But Christmas is coming up and we are going to visit family and I don't want to be lugging around all this post-baby weight for a second holiday season! Hoping tracking and some more group accountability will help me stay on track.1 -
HW - 186.4 lbs
SW August – 177.4 lbs
SW September – 173.2 lbs
SW October - 169.4 lbs
November 1 – 167.9 lbs (168.2)
November 6 – 166.4 lbs – officially 20 lbs lost!!!!!
(166.8)
November 8 - 169.6 lbs (166.8)
November 14 - 167.4 lbs (166.7)
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November Goal - 165 lbs
Hi everyone,
So I'm switching up my game a little bit. I used to not fluctuate too much on my weigh-ins, so I just went with my scale number. But this month I've had crazy fluctuation. Each day I'm jumping up or down 3-4 lbs. I know a number of girls here use their trend weight or moving average, so I think I'm going to make a switch to that. It's just too crazy to monitor movement when my day-to-day numbers are so wild.
So for this month, my scale weight is listed with my moving average in brackets. Next month I'm going to do just moving average. I weigh and record in Happy Scale daily (or try to at least), so it's a much better representation of where I'm at. And making it my goal to have my moving average at a weight feels more real than just having a one-off low weigh in.
I've also decided to be more lenient with my goals. I'm going to aim for 2 lbs a month instead of 4. My birthday's in May and if I lose 2 a month until then, I'll be 155ish for my 30th, which would be pretty amazing! I've never been that low but I feel like it's something I can do. And 2 lbs a month feels more sustainable for that long term of a goal.
I'm so behind on catching up on everyone else, and there's a lot of new people I haven't got to know yet. I'll do my best to be more involved in the coming weeks/months. But today I have to dash unfortunately
Lots of love and good will to everyone!
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So for this month, my scale weight is listed with my moving average in brackets. Next month I'm going to do just moving average. I weigh and record in Happy Scale daily (or try to at least), so it's a much better representation of where I'm at. And making it my goal to have my moving average at a weight feels more real than just having a one-off low weigh in.
I’ve come to the same realization myself! Wish I started doing that earlier, honestly.2 -
Height - 5'7"
SW: 147.6
November Goal: 146
Nov 1: 147.6
Nov 8: 146.6
Nov 15: 146.7
I'm taking a cue from @KelseyRL, as I've had the same problems with the scale this month! Also, today I weighed myself 4 or 5 times and got a completely different number each time.. is my scale broken??0 -
HW:148
SW: 113.4
Nov Goal Weight: 112-115-Maintenance
Fitness goal-Complete Strong Curves and rehab
Start of Jan: 148 lbs
Start of Feb: 139 lbs
Start of March: 133
Start of Apr-127.2
Start of May: 122.6
Start of June-115.0-GOAL
start of July- 115
Start of august-115
Start of sept 112
Start of oct:113
Start of Nov-111
November 3: 110.6
November 10: 112.1-shark week
November 17:
November 24:
Successes: staying with the program of physio, eating relatively well, getting enough sleep
Struggles: getting in my cardio and icing my knee. Just takes so long!
Upcoming week plan: Getting in 3 days of strong curves and running 3 miles
I’ve been traveling and work has been hectic. I’ve been off on everything and just need to get my head back in the game. Lots of licks, bites and tastes that’ll not logging.0 -
SW October- 145 lbs
SW November- 150lbs
Nov 1st- 150 lbs
Nov 7th- 148 lbs
Nov 15th- 147 lbs
Nov 23rd-
Nov 30th-
November Goal 147 lbs ✔
New november Goal: 144 lbs
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I just reached my november goal of 147 lbs! however theres still 15 days left of the month, so I think im going to aim for 144 lbs next! hehe1 -
My weigh in is tomorrow. I cheated a little this week and also missed a workout, but I went down a notch on my belt, so I think there may be another drop in the lbs. 0
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Height - 5’3”
Goal 108 to 110
HW - 132 lbs
SW August – 132lbs (weight gain due to IVF, mostly water)
SW September – 112.4 lbs
SW October - 112.4 lbs
November 6 – 112.4 lbs (another IVF cycle, started to inject for only 2 days
November 17 -112.9 lbs
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5’5, 39 year old
3/11 62.1kg
10/11 62.7kg
17/11 61.6kg
Bit of a shock weigh in this morning, I’ve hardly done any exercise and my diet hasn’t been fantastic, better than the last couple of weeks, but not great. My goal for November is now 61kg, will see how I go this week!!
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