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Starting weight: 272 (2/27/2020)
Current weight: 202 (1/7/2021)
Total lost to date: 70
I am super close to "onederland" which will be awesome and then my next official goal is 172, but I get pretty excited at each decade, so will be happy at 192 and 182 as well. Feeling good overall, somedays the loss feels so quick, and somedays it feels like it's taking forever (although I know that's not realistic). The odd thing is weight loss doesn't feel magical anymore - it's a science that makes sense in my brain, so as long as I am honest with my intake and stick to my daily goals, the goals WILL keep happening (still amazed that this is where my brain is at).
Coming up on one year tracking next month, excited to see what my total loss for the year will be, I am estimating it'll be 194-ish, or a 78-pound loss, as I have been averaging about 5-6 pounds a month.
My daughter and I are moving 2/1/21, into a basement apartment, so it's a health goal of mine to get a treadmill as walking/running is my first fitness love, but I live in Minnesota and am a winter wimp. My personal goal is to get our first cat.
Feel free to request me as a friend if we're not connected yet. I find the connections to be SOOOO motivating and encouraging for me.
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Age 45
Height 5’1
Sw 307.8 (8/24/2020)
Cw 265.2
Gw 105
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Age 57
Height 5’9"
Starting Weight: 275.6 lbs (Jan 2020)
Current Weight: 179 lbs
Long Term Goal Weight: 150 - 160 lbs (????)
Short Term Goal Weight: 175 lbs (100 lbs down!!)
Normal BMI - 169 (ten pounds away!)
Maybe maybe maybe getting back on track? This is my lowest weight since ??? I don't know! But I was close to this before Christmas and then there was that little bit of haywire :-)
I feel a million pounds lighter this morning after a couple of days back on track.
I think after being on a successful run for much of 2020 I forgot how to get through those savage cravings. They really did seem to ease up there for awhile. I will figure out how to stay on this amazingly beautiful track though. It felt so good waking up this morning, kinda knowing that the scale would have good news.
I know we are supposed to try to avoid the "all or nothing" mindset. But I think there are some foods that require something close to that approach - because once they get two feet in the door (one foot is okay it seems) - the bacteria they feed in our gut get stronger and start demanding more with a ferocity that is hard to resist. I can have a treat occasionally - and it isn't bad getting back on track. But. A few days of treats and all the rules seem to change.2 -
@lauriekallis I was wondering what your daily calorie goals are and how much exercise you are doing each day. Essentially what is your plan? We started in the same place ( I was 250) and our goals are the same since we are almost the same height but I have been working at it for much longer and you have had better results. Just curious what you were doing. Thanks!1
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@lauriekallis I was wondering what your daily calorie goals are and how much exercise you are doing each day. Essentially what is your plan? We started in the same place ( I was 250) and our goals are the same since we are almost the same height but I have been working at it for much longer and you have had better results. Just curious what you were doing. Thanks!
I read your question yesterday and hesitated because although I made it here I'm not certain my route was ideal. And it is quite particular to my thoughts about food and my way of living. I work from home and therefore have a bit more freedom on how and when I eat. But for better or worse - here goes!
From the end of April until into October my daily calories were between 1000 and 1300 - started lower and got higher as I lost fat and couldn't function well on that high of a deficit. I've been eating a lot of vegetables. Lots! And mostly avoided processed foods, eating instead pretty plain fare - plus some treats. I'm a vegetarian - which I don't think helps with weight loss because sometimes the idea of eating a chicken breast for protein sounds so much easier and more efficient on a nutrient level than beans, lentils, eggs and dairy - but it certainly impacts my food choices.
I walked a lot in 2020. I have a serious shoulder injury (I'm waiting for surgery in these crazy times) that is stopping me from doing things that involve my torso or arms, so I walk. I've been walking an average of 3 hours or 17-18,000 steps a day.
Since October, as I hit my original and near my final goal, my weight loss has slowed down quite a bit. I have been working to find an "inbetween" stage to lose the last 20 or 30 pounds and find my way to "maintenance" eating. Which is harder than the full out high deficit period of this journey.
The only hard eating "rule" I imposed because it was a major problem for me is "no bread or cereal." I'm naturally lazy when it comes to feeding myself. When I ate those things, together they became the most prominent component of my daily eating routine. Sandwiches, and toast or cereal for breakfast, toast or cereal for snacks etc. Over this past summer, because I was trying to squeeze as much food (I'm talking bulk here!) into my low calorie goal I gave up most other refined grains like pasta and rice (I still ate an occasional cookie or other sweet treat (once or twice a week), or pizza (once a month or so). Now, if I'm craving carbs I'll boil or roast a potato (white or sweet). I've come to love and really appreciate the magnificent potato! They are filling and never add as many calories to my day as bread did when I was on one of my "another slice of toast won't hurt" rolls, and they don't seem to trigger a binge.
I feel so much healthier now. I have never eaten better in my life and I've come to really love it! It takes more time to prepare, but I'm trying very hard to learn that 1) I am worth it and 2) some of the other nonsense things I do with my time are not more important than feeding myself well. My main meal is in the middle of the day, after a good walk. My goal "main" meal is 2 scrambled eggs, black beans, and 3 or 4 vegetables with a splash of olive oil and/or feta cheese. An impressive plate of food, but sometimes it is really hard to bring myself to fix this meal - I just want to eat something quick. My trick now is to think of some favourite record while I'm on the last leg of my walk and put it one as soon as I get in the door - and then straight to the cutting board! I'm also noticing that the more time I spend preparing food - the less I tend to eat !? If I pull a frozen container of chili out of the freezer and quickly heat it up, I could easily eat two servings. If, at the moment, I make the equivalent from scratch one serving leaves me feeling satisfied, with no cravings for more. ???? That makes no sense on the "trigger" front, but it is something I've noticed. Does part of my obsession with food get used up during the preparation stage???? Who knows. lol.
I've had a heck of a time getting back on track this month. I'm not sure if that is because my weight loss journey was too fast? or too extreme? Until I have a better understanding of that I'm not sure what I would recommend.
I'm starting to think though that those refined grains that are creeping back into regular rotation as I add calories - different types of crackers mainly, no pasta yet, and no bread - are the source of my problem. They are inciting a riot in my gut (the gas has been ridiculous!) and brought back all the old cravings.
For now, all those "healthy" multigrain crackers and flatbreads are going the way of the dodo. They are simply not worth this struggle. I don't plan on dieting the rest of my life - but if giving up regular consumption of processed grains means I can live at a healthy weight and not have to battle every freaking day - that is the route I'm going. Which doesn't mean that if the world ever returns to normal I won't enjoy a pasta dinner at a restaurant or friends, or some naan bread with an Indian meal. It just won't be part of my everyday food options.
Long response! Thank you for your question @gewel321 because it made me think deeply about this journey I've been on and where I'm at now.
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My Starting Weight:
~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal:
180 lbs
Milestone:
215 lbs
Current Weight:
233.4 lbs 1/14/2021
Loss this Week:
-6.5 lbs
Total Loss:
-141.6 lbs
What's Working/What Needs Work:
so I have done a little better this week, but not by much. However, the weight loss that is seen here is water weight. Still, I feel better to see it go down; now we'll see if it stays that way.
I actually managed to get a cardio workout and a 20 minute elliptical session in today and so far, I'm on track to be on goal, though I probably will be over. Now to just establish this as my routine again!
Winning the battle with the will and mind is extremely difficult at times, especially since it was the holidays, and then I had a house guest from New Year's Eve until Monday, which didn't help things either. But I'm back to myself now and hoping I can get my routine re-established now and get the extra 15 lbs I gained back off again and headed toward 200 this year. I would love to see at least 190 by the end of this year, which means I need to drop another 40 lbs or so, which in 1 year should be completely doable, if I can get my willpower back up and the brain hunger under control.
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bmeadows380 wrote: »Loss this Week:
-6.5 lbs
Well that's a pretty great start to the rest of your journey! Water weight or not. Congratulations!
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Almost a pound gained this week! It's been quite some time till I last saw the scale going upwards, this is somewhat disappointing.
So..let's focus some more on this coming week!
Age: 40
Height: 167cm - 5'6''
SW: 177.8 kg - 392 lb (May 2020)
GW: 69 kg - 153 lb
LW: 126.0 kg - 277.8 lb
CW: 126.4 kg - 278.7 lb
Variance: +0.4 kg / +0.9 lb / +0.32% TBW
OL: 51.4 kg - 113.3 lb
Weight remaining for:
Obese class II: 15.1 kg - 33.3 lb
Obese class I: 29.1 kg - 64.1 lb
Overweight: 43.0 kg - 94.8 lb
Normal: 57.0 kg - 125.6 lb1 -
Almost a pound gained this week! It's been quite some time till I last saw the scale going upwards, this is somewhat disappointing.
So..let's focus some more on this coming week!
Great attitude. It is discouraging when the scale goes up. But I guess it's going to sometime. :-(
I'm leaning on your "let's focus some more on this coming week" because my scale seems kinda stuck right now and I've been on track for a few days. Thank you for this!
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Welp, I thought I was maintaining but the last few days I had that thing where my body puffs up for a day and deflates. Checked the scale and sure enough: whoosh. Whooshing is so weird.
Anyways, I'm down another two and a half pounds which puts me right at that 80 pound down loss that was evading me. I've been eating way differently than I have during the rest of my weight loss since the holidays so it's interesting to me that it hasn't mattered all that much when I look at the last couple of months.
So, not definitely not complaining about unintentionally hitting my next decade loss!4 -
emmyjaykay wrote: »Welp, I thought I was maintaining but the last few days I had that thing where my body puffs up for a day and deflates. Checked the scale and sure enough: whoosh. Whooshing is so weird.
Anyways, I'm down another two and a half pounds which puts me right at that 80 pound down loss that was evading me. I've been eating way differently than I have during the rest of my weight loss since the holidays so it's interesting to me that it hasn't mattered all that much when I look at the last couple of months.
So, not definitely not complaining about unintentionally hitting my next decade loss!
Congratulations! I remember that "whoosh" ... it feels so long ago! lol
I am curious - what are you doing differently? I swear sometimes this is all feels so much like a weird science project.1 -
lauriekallis wrote: »I am curious - what are you doing differently? I swear sometimes this is all feels so much like a weird science project.
It absolutely feels like a science experiment! I think that's a good way to look at it—when the numbers are just data/information for you to use, there's not much you can get upset about!
I've been a lot looser with myself since the holidays. Basically, I was just eating more but still eating fairly sensibly. Prior to Christmas, I'd been losing energy faster during workouts and taking longer to recover my sore muscles so I think that for me, there's a caloric threshold that my body doesn't love going under, especially now that I'm more active. It'll mean slower loss but I'd rather feel strong while I workout and take a little longer.1 -
Viewing this as a science project is indeed a great idea!! It really removes the befuddlement and mystery out of weight fluctuations too, but you need time to observe. For example, I have two distinct candidates for showing a greater weight this week (I only weigh once a week). And both have to do with the day before, given the fact that I know my CICO balance for the time period.
Next Friday, I'll change the first and see what happens. Then, the next one. So, this way we both learn and adjust accordingly.1 -
Starting weight: 345.8
Current Weight: 257.6
2020 was a very disappointing year on the weight front. I first got under 260 on April 1, 2020, and have basically plateaued ever since. I got down to 250 at one point, but my upswings kept getting larger as well. That said, I'm pleased to still be under 260 after the holiday season, when I was not trying very hard at all.
I'm hoping that 2021 will be a very different year, and that I can bring more effort to the table and break away from this seemingly never-ending plateau. I REALLY want to see the 240s and 100 lbs lost. It's my busy season at work, and being insanely busy can make things worse, but I have some plans in place to avoid the excessive use of fast food.4 -
bobsburgersfan wrote: »Starting weight: 345.8
Current Weight: 257.6
2020 was a very disappointing year on the weight front. I first got under 260 on April 1, 2020, and have basically plateaued ever since. I got down to 250 at one point, but my upswings kept getting larger as well. That said, I'm pleased to still be under 260 after the holiday season, when I was not trying very hard at all.
I'm hoping that 2021 will be a very different year, and that I can bring more effort to the table and break away from this seemingly never-ending plateau. I REALLY want to see the 240s and 100 lbs lost. It's my busy season at work, and being insanely busy can make things worse, but I have some plans in place to avoid the excessive use of fast food.
I am with you on the plateau front....after hitting the 103 lb loss and weighing a low of 247.0 before Christmas, I am at 253 and holding steady....not being able to swim is killing me because I am just not getting enough to eat to feed my body...I skip breakfast to get more to eat later but I really need to lose 40 or 50 lbs this year....anything under 200 is my goal because of my height, frame,age, etc....and I can’t manage a correct diet break so how will I ever deal with maintenance?....Woe is me!....
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I'm in the same boat as many here. My low was 193 back in September....then I gained about 10 after 2 weeks at home, hovered around 202-204 for a few months (had a really hard time with hunger when eating below maintenance), gained another 10 when I went home for the holidays, peaking at 211 when I got back. I'm back down to 207, so at least some was water weight. But ugh. Back on track, eating below maintenance, currently not having hunger issues...now waiting for it to slowly drop off again. Frustrating.3
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Scale today said my lowest weight so far. 189! So close but yet so far!
I have also decided that I am going to push my goal back 10lbs. My original goal was 174 it that is the highest weight I can be and be in a normal BMI. I need some wiggle room so 165 it is.5 -
My Starting Weight:
~375 lbs (01/01/2017)
My goal:
180 lbs
Milestone:
215 lbs
Current Weight:
228 lbs 1/21/2021
Loss this Week:
-5.4 lbs
Total Loss:
-147 lbs
What's Working/What Needs Work:
I triple checked that weight this morning with two different scales! In fact, I've been doing that all week! The last 3 days have been good days; I've stayed under or right at my calorie limit and I've gotten exercise in. Monday I shoveled a light weight snow for 2 hours. And I see a huge difference - the extra calories are vital to me, so I've got to force myself to exercise and get it back as my routine. I would have hit the elliptical this morning, but I was up late on the phone with the boyfriend; the poor fellow had a really rough day yesterday all the way around. The 1,000 miles between us has been good for keeping us out of trouble and giving us space to get to know each other as people and not let emotion sweep us away, but sometimes like yesterday I really, really hate it and find myself praying God opens the doors so we can get to the same location soon!
So I need to make sure I get the cardio in and the elliptical in this afternoon and this evening. That can be a struggle for me because I truly hate working out
Meanwhile, things are progressing very well on the romance front, all except for the distance issue, and that will just take time and patience to wait for the right opportunity. He's willing to relocate down here; he just needs to find a job, and that is the hard part as this area isn't booming anyway, and I'm expecting things to get even harder in the near future. Its hard to believe its been 10 weeks since we started talking!
Otherwise, I keep trying to keep moving forward. I'd love to be back under 220 lbs by February 14th which should not be a problem, and to see 200 by at least the end of June. I hope! The key is me staying on track here and getting that exercise time up! But things are looking good now, at least - I seemed to have slowed down the regain and I'm hoping this is truly a sign I have reversed the mentality!3 -
Woah this has been a tough month on the weight front and really tough to maintain a calorie deficit. The last few weeks I've had a majority of deficit days - but still, the scale has been bouncing around in the low 180s no matter what happened the day before. A couple of the "not" days were over maintenance and perhaps that threw everything off? Or maybe our bodies just try to weather the calorie deficit "storm" and can manage to hold onto every ounce it has for a few weeks? I really hope that is the case and that the scale will start tracking down in line with my calorie deficit. It is so hard to keep strong when it doesn't seem to make any difference when you weigh yourself in the morning.
But today - 179.2 - finally some relief! I've crossed that 180 line and am almost back to my lowest weight (179). I was so excited I had to celebrate here - I couldn't wait to meet the lowest weight. I don't know what happens when I get below it - my brain will explode for sure I think.
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Congratulations to all of you....this losing weight thing is hard work!...I am in the same boat...after hitting a low of 247 before the holidays, I ballooned back up to a whopping 270....so much fluid retention...but I am happy to report I am back at 251 this morning...not getting my swimming in has really limited how much I can eat...right now I am set at -1.5 pounds a week...I have been walking a little and trying to just move around more...losing a little over 100 pounds has completely changed my life and I feel really good...I plan on losing another 50 lbs this year if all goes well....the weather is supposed to be warmer next week so I hope I can get in the pool...everyone keep up the great work!3