Feb 21
Meals logged: yes
Under calories: yes
Exercise: no

Weigh-in Day
Last weeks weight: 169.4 lbs (close to this)
This week’s weight: 165.0 lbs

This is good news! I returned to what I know works for me: tracking calories, eating fresher foods, and moving a little more. Although it wasnt perfect, I guess it got rid of that bloat I had. Im now under my initial starting weight (165.4 Lbs) from September. Thank goodness.

Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I've had a blip (more like a 3 week blip) they do say it wanes and waxes. I'm starting a new job on Monday and I was determined (or I thought I was) to feel good about myself when I started but having no work and no set routine combined with some bad environmental triggers, I've done the opposite. I start working shifts again on Monday and I'm not sure what it'll do to my diet and routine. I won't lie, I'm scared of going to the classes in the gym and my all or nothing attitude had broken me.

PW: 193.7
CW: 196.3

I'm looking forward to getting some routine back and smashing this gain. I'm not daft and I know I can do CICO, I have just lacked determination to overcome some obstacles. If I can't turn this around this week, I'll leave because gaining is not the point of being here, I understand that. Thank you for your patience everyone.

mikea2g wrote: »

WEIGH IN
Username: mikea2g
Starting weight on 7/25/2018: 309
September start weight: 290 (-19)
October start weight: 279. (-11)
November start weight: 264.7 (-14.3)
December start weight: 254.8 (-9.9)
January start weight: 247.5 (-7.3)
February start weight: 238.2 (-9.3)
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Previous Week's weight: 231.2
Today's Weight: 230.2

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you, too
Another one bites the dust

I may actually be into the 220s by the end of the month. Un-friggin-believable!

nice work this week!

P.s. That song will now be in my head and keeping me motivated all day long!

Tracie_Lord wrote: »

MINI CHALLENGE FEB Wk3

Fri Feb 15th
Meal Logging - Yes
Under Calories - No but I’m ok with it as had a drink and buffet food at a good friends wake to celebrate their life
Exercise - No

Sat Feb 16th
Meal logging - yes
Under calories - yes
Exercise - yes, 1hr gym cardio and weights

Sun Feb 17th
Meal logging - yes
Under calories - no. 45 over and I expected way more as it was a planned cheat meal day
Exercise - yes, 1hr gym; cardio and weights

Mon Feb 18th
Meal logging - yes
Under calories - yes
Exercise - yes 45mins aqua aerobics class

Tues Feb 19th
Meal logging - yes
Under calories - yes
Exercise - no, but will forgive myself after a 13hr work day 😭😭

Wed Feb 20th
Meal logging - yes
Under calories - yes; made good choices st training lunch
Exercise -yes 1hr gym

Thurs Feb 21st
Meal logging - yes
Under calories - yes, avoided the cake again
Exercise - yes 30 min swim


******** WEEKLY WEIGH IN **********
PW 202.25
CW 202.25

Man so frustrating!!!! Grrrrrrrr

@Tracie_Lord, I get that it's frustrating, but you have lost seven pounds so far this month!! This week of maintenance is just your body taking a rest before you drop the next seven!! You are doing all the right things, so it'll happen.....just be patient!!

T34S3l wrote: »

Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I've had a blip (more like a 3 week blip) they do say it wanes and waxes. I'm starting a new job on Monday and I was determined (or I thought I was) to feel good about myself when I started but having no work and no set routine combined with some bad environmental triggers, I've done the opposite. I start working shifts again on Monday and I'm not sure what it'll do to my diet and routine. I won't lie, I'm scared of going to the classes in the gym and my all or nothing attitude had broken me.

PW: 193.7
CW: 196.3

I'm looking forward to getting some routine back and smashing this gain. I'm not daft and I know I can do CICO, I have just lacked determination to overcome some obstacles. If I can't turn this around this week, I'll leave because gaining is not the point of being here, I understand that. Thank you for your patience everyone.

@T34S3l, Hey, T. Yes, you may have gained a little, but you've also learned a lot, and that is worth almost as much as a drop on the scales!! You've learned that routine is crucial for success. You've identified some environmental triggers that cause you to reach for food and the obstacles that will require the most mental energy from you to overcome. You've also recognized that your all or nothing attitude eventually leads to your downfall every single time! You are still here, working through it. You haven't given up, and by that standard, you have earned your place on this team. Don't leave because you have had three bad weeks. Stay because you have had three bad weeks and continue to work though it!

As far as the apprehension about going to the classes at the gym is concerned, can you seek out the instructor ahead of time? Introduce yourself, and tell him/her about your anxiety and they will undoubtedly reassure you that you will be fine. This way, too, the instructor will not be a stranger and the recognition between the two of you will also help to put you at ease.

mikea2g wrote: »

WEIGH IN
Username: mikea2g
Starting weight on 7/25/2018: 309
September start weight: 290 (-19)
October start weight: 279. (-11)
November start weight: 264.7 (-14.3)
December start weight: 254.8 (-9.9)
January start weight: 247.5 (-7.3)
February start weight: 238.2 (-9.3)
-————————————-
Previous Week's weight: 231.2
Today's Weight: 230.2

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you, too
Another one bites the dust

I may actually be into the 220s by the end of the month. Un-friggin-believable!

@mikea2g, you are un-friggin-believable, consistently losing a substantial amount of weight every month, including this month! A bright light for sure amongst this motley crew of Big Butts!! And the beauty of that song, aside from being so apt in this case, is that everyone knows it, no matter what decade you were born in!!

erikNJ wrote: »

Weigh in
Last: 253.1
This: 252.6

With last week’s big disappointment and vacation now one week(!!!) away I have gone in to maintain mode. Still getting exercise and going to the gym, still eating healthy. But i am not obsessing over every little detail. I was actually expecting another gain but I’ll take the half pound loss even if it isn’t much

@erikNJ, this is a good experience in maintenance for you, one you can draw on in the future when you reach goal weight, or whenever losing weight at the moment is not an option, or you just need a mental break from it. It seems like the "mental break" from losing weight is doing you the most good right now. Because you are in a good head space at the moment, you will go away on vacation and you will enjoy yourself immensely, while at the same time being cognizant of eating and drinking only the best tasting calories (not throwing caution to the wind on just anything!). You will come home completely relaxed, and when you are ready, you will tackle your next phase of weight loss with renewed vigour!

Oh, and not to be lost in all of this...well done on losing half a pound!!

womanofgod4893 wrote: »

Challenge Sw: 248.2
Week 1: 244.4
Week 2: 244.8

Week 3: 243.4

HASWLRS wrote: »

karrihowlett wrote: »

Weigh in

Starting weight: 181
Last week: 182
This week: 180 🙂

Back in the right direction! I was surprised at the loss given I have been sick and not eating well, but I’ll take it!

@karrihowlett, Like we said to Mike last week....take it and run!! A loss is a loss! I am glad you are feeling better. You have to be feeling better to go showshoeing, as that is a tough workout!! Well done!!

Thanks! And it was a FUN time snowshoeing. Climbing hills and leaping into the snowbanks. I haven’t done that in years! Glad to be feeling better to do that.

@HASWLRS Thanks for your continued inspiration and encouragement. I’m so glad I joined this challenge.

HASWLRS wrote: »

T34S3l wrote: »

Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well. I've had a blip (more like a 3 week blip) they do say it wanes and waxes. I'm starting a new job on Monday and I was determined (or I thought I was) to feel good about myself when I started but having no work and no set routine combined with some bad environmental triggers, I've done the opposite. I start working shifts again on Monday and I'm not sure what it'll do to my diet and routine. I won't lie, I'm scared of going to the classes in the gym and my all or nothing attitude had broken me.

PW: 193.7
CW: 196.3

I'm looking forward to getting some routine back and smashing this gain. I'm not daft and I know I can do CICO, I have just lacked determination to overcome some obstacles. If I can't turn this around this week, I'll leave because gaining is not the point of being here, I understand that. Thank you for your patience everyone.

@T34S3l, Hey, T. Yes, you may have gained a little, but you've also learned a lot, and that is worth almost as much as a drop on the scales!! You've learned that routine is crucial for success. You've identified some environmental triggers that cause you to reach for food and the obstacles that will require the most mental energy from you to overcome. You've also recognized that your all or nothing attitude eventually leads to your downfall every single time! You are still here, working through it. You haven't given up, and by that standard, you have earned your place on this team. Don't leave because you have had three bad weeks. Stay because you have had three bad weeks and continue to work though it!

As far as the apprehension about going to the classes at the gym is concerned, can you seek out the instructor ahead of time? Introduce yourself, and tell him/her about your anxiety and they will undoubtedly reassure you that you will be fine. This way, too, the instructor will not be a stranger and the recognition between the two of you will also help to put you at ease.

Thank you so much for your understanding @HASWLRS I actually didn't expect that. I feel very different this afternoon to what I did this morning. I know I am conquering my triggers and thinking patterns little by little and with 30+ years of bad habits to overcome, I'm doing okay (it's about that bigger picture amirite?). Even if I fluctuate until September (when I finally get a permanent job with proper hours), I'm going to give it my best and learn as much as I can until then. As soon as I know my hours for next week, I'm going to book in for a class. I did the meet and greet with a trainer but he was hitting on me and wouldn't leave me alone so I'm in a different gym now, new approach!

Still looking for Friday Weigh-Ins from:

@GrandmaJackie, @Lucianaflo16 and @murdog3t

GrandmaJackie wrote: »

MINI CHALLENGE
DATE: Thursday February 21, 2019
Logged food: ✅
Under calories: ✅
Exercises: ✅ (Treadmill/Squat challenge/Yoga Burn )
Steps: 19,696
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Grandmajackie
February 22
Weigh in day - Friday
Previous - 145
Current - 146 😈😫😈

It’s funny how it’s one day of not eating healthy can up the scale. On the bright side it was only one day,

@GrandmaJackie, It was only one day, and only one pound, so just some retained water perhaps? Consider it normal fluctuations, and move on from here!!