Outwit the Chubby~ ☆SKINNYS☆~Sept Tribal Challenge (clos

Ok, this is in no way meant to dampen anyone's determination or enthusiasm or anything, but I'm just asking the question, in case this is the right question for anyone here. I haven't seen you guys in real life, I don't know much about your health or weight histories, and I don't know how you feel at the weights you are now.

If you're really struggling to get past a certain weight and it's close to your healthy BMI, is it possible that maybe that is the weight your body is naturally most efficient at? Sometimes I know we can get hung up on a number, and maybe that number isn't really something that nature requires of us. Have you spoken to a doctor ever to see what the official recommendation might be?

I went to a nutritionist and he said that I would probably be at my goal weight at 170, even though that's at the very tip-top end of the BMI scale for my height. Now that's not going to stop me from busting my butt to get to 160 or even 155, but those are just numbers I picked because they sound better to me than 170. If I get down to that vicinity on the scale and find that I just can't seem to break 170 without starving myself and exercising 2 hours a day, then maybe I'll just have to accept that as my goal weight and just focus on toning after that. I haven't been at my healthy weight since 8th grade, so I have no idea what my body will be like at that weight now!

Like I said... I could totally be full of crap about this, so if that is not your situation, just disregard. I just noticed that there seem to be a lot of people on MFP lately who are really close to their goal and they can't seem to get any lower without eating less than 1,000 calories and sweating like a fiend, and that just doesn't seem healthy to me. Thoughts, anyone?

Such a wise woman Kellie!!!!

Ok, this is in no way meant to dampen anyone's determination or enthusiasm or anything, but I'm just asking the question, in case this is the right question for anyone here. I haven't seen you guys in real life, I don't know much about your health or weight histories, and I don't know how you feel at the weights you are now.

If you're really struggling to get past a certain weight and it's close to your healthy BMI, is it possible that maybe that is the weight your body is naturally most efficient at? Sometimes I know we can get hung up on a number, and maybe that number isn't really something that nature requires of us. Have you spoken to a doctor ever to see what the official recommendation might be?

I went to a nutritionist and he said that I would probably be at my goal weight at 170, even though that's at the very tip-top end of the BMI scale for my height. Now that's not going to stop me from busting my butt to get to 160 or even 155, but those are just numbers I picked because they sound better to me than 170. If I get down to that vicinity on the scale and find that I just can't seem to break 170 without starving myself and exercising 2 hours a day, then maybe I'll just have to accept that as my goal weight and just focus on toning after that. I haven't been at my healthy weight since 8th grade, so I have no idea what my body will be like at that weight now!

Like I said... I could totally be full of crap about this, so if that is not your situation, just disregard. I just noticed that there seem to be a lot of people on MFP lately who are really close to their goal and they can't seem to get any lower without eating less than 1,000 calories and sweating like a fiend, and that just doesn't seem healthy to me. Thoughts, anyone?

Such a wise woman Kellie!!!!

Argeed!!!

That sounds like genius logic too me!!!

Holy smokes you girls just burned it last week! I'm hoping I'm on pace to get near the top this week.

Kellie - for your question, I am a true believer that everyone's body is different and that weight is relative. My goal is 130. People look at me now and do not think I should weigh that – even my doctor said he thinks 145 is my goal weight by just using the weight/height formula and eyeballing my frame. The difference is I was 130 until around 2006 (24 yrs old) and I was healthy as an ox and really could have stood to lose another 5 lbs or so! I think you should ignore the BMI and work until you feel that you are at your peak no matter what the number tells you that you "should" be. Your body will let you know when you're "there".

So, if anyone is really concerned about this, you need to have the real pinch test (calliper) to determine your real body fat percentage and help you determine your proper range. Women over 18 should have a body fat % of 21-24% to be "fit"... 14-20% to be athletes.

For the record, my BMI actually moved into the "Over" range today!!! 30%! It means little, but it's still good to see.

OUR BIGGEST LOOSER IS................DRUMMROLL PLEASE..................:bigsmile:

szczepj with 4.5 lbs so far 2.5%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OTHER HONERABLE MENTIONS........

Heofon with 3.7lbs and 1.9%!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U2fergus with 3.6 lbs and 1.5%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kcgslp with 2.8lbs and 2.2%!!!!!! and she thought she was at goal already!
lmmiller1 with 202lbs for 1.2%!!!


GREAT JOB GUYS


~your fearless leader

Jessica... all I can say is you are freaking amazing. WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!! :glasses:

Everyone else... woo-hoo! We're kicking butt! Go Skinny!!!!!

Ok... I have a new mini-mini-mini goal I want to set for myself, and I could use some Skinny encouragement to get me there.

I work from home now since I got married and moved to Indiana a few years ago, but I used to work in the office when I lived in Michigan. I still work for the same company, and I have to go in to the office there for a day every few months. A few years ago, they had a Biggest Loser competition at work and it was extremely discouraging for me... I got up the nerve to enter the competition and put my weight up on the board, and then some of the office ladies downstairs were total cows about it and extremely not nice. (I'm not sure why they felt so superior... they're nothing but a bunch of chubby little dumplings who couldn't do a burpee or a windshield wiper if their life depended on it, but whatever.) Anyway, it was so mortifying having to deal with them that I ended up dropping out of the contest after just a few weeks. Needless to say, I am ALWAYS extremely self-conscious about going in to the office now and having to walk by the office ladies--if I've gained a pound, they look me up and down and their faces let me know they notice it.

I know that it's pointless to try and do anything to impress them, first, because I don't value their good opinion and, second, they wouldn't give it anyway, no matter what I did. BUT... I want to be able to walk in there knowing that I have worked my butt off and suceeded at losing this weight FOR MYSELF. I would really, really, really like to get to 225 lbs, if possible, by Monday 9/26. That is lower than anything I've ever weighed since I started working there, and it is an important number for me. (I know, I know... I've just yammered on in this forum about how we shouldn't put too much emphasis on arbitrary numbers, but I'm going to do it anyway... believe me, it's nowhere NEAR my healthy BMI and I'll have to get past it eventually anyway.) I don't want to do this by eating under my 1200 NET calories... that wouldn't be a permanent loss, and I mean to keep this off. I'd like to just get in some extra intense cardio each day, as that seems to be the most effective way for me to lose.

So... can I get some accountability for this goal from my Skinnys? I promise I won't get mad if you check up on me. :flowerforyou:

Oh Fergus!!! No problem girl. I love being an accountabilabuddy.

I tried to be grown up about it because the name I usually use I picked in college back in 1998! I was in a band named sticker, and all my email addresses were sticka182. (a spoof of blink 182). Fast forward 14 years, I still haven't come up with anything creative like u2fergus or kiltbunny!

Kellie- you can totally count on me! 15 push ups stat!

I also need some pushing guys. Apparently it's TOM (have mireana so I don't really know when that time is exactly) but I spent most of the afternoon crying and feeling bad for myself. Hubby is working from 5pm tonight till 6am tomorrow and I have no idea how he'll stay awake with the kiddo's tomorrow. His work asked that he start early before we had plans for the kids set up. So now that I think my pitty party is over, I should get the kiddo's to bed and do a turbofire workout.

That first paragraph makes me curious about everyone's usernames, so I'll put the question out there to all the Skinnies....
if your username isn't your real name, where did you come up with it? (I'm especially curious about "kiltbunny"...)
For mine... I also made it up in college. It was 1999. I had U2's Joshua Tree album pretty much on constant repeat at that time, so that was a natural choice. The "Fergus" is named for a "Dead Poet Society" sort of group my friends and I had in college. (I was an English major.) We named it after a poem by W.B. Yeats called "Who Goes with Fergus?" so that stuck with me as my username... apparently I just liked all things Irish back then.

Re: the 15 pushups... thanks for the encouragement, guys! I gave you 20 pushups instead of 15, Tracy... all in one go, even! :bigsmile:

Re: your new schedule, Tracy... I'm so sorry to hear it's such a burden right now. I hope things pick up very soon... maybe they'll either change your husband's schedule or he'll eventually find an even better job. Things will seem a lot more bearable when TOM's done, so there's some hope in that, too. I'll definitely pray you can get some relief soon. :flowerforyou:

Holy cow! I am wiped! My muscles are trmbling right now. Just did Thurs & Fri challenges back to back and did a 5 mile this morning. I will be lucky if I do not fall asleep mid sent....:yawn:

Kellie... 25 jumping jacks, pronto!

As for my user name... I did not come up with mine in college.:noway: Mine came from when my second son was in high school. He was in ROTC (in the USMC now) and our last name is a very Polish last name, many people find it hard to say. So his Colonel called him 'Ski'. Friends started calling him that as well, then when they came to our house they started calling me Momma Ski. So, I started using that as my user name on the USMC parents support boards when he left for bootcamp. I brought it with me when I came here. I added the 4 for my 4 little (well, not all so little anymore) darlings. Nothing as exciting as a band or Dead Poet's Society...sorry.

I do have to say, I too am curious about 'kiltbunny' :blushing:

Tracy, hope things are starting to fall into place for you. Hang in there! Things will get better. Sometimes we just need somebody else to tell us that. I should know... I was there last week.

Keep it up Skinnies!

Szczepj is actually part of my last name. Sadly, it's the email that my college gave me and I just stick with it because it's the easiest to remember, now the different passwords..that's where the trouble begins.

I hope everyone has a relaxing weekend (if you can!)

My user name comes from my love of languages. Heofon means 'heaven' in Old English. I like it because it's a general noun, symbolic and one that I could remember. Another plus is that it's never already taken by someone else.

Tracy - I know that when things settle in a bit you will be able to catch up. I understand. I have been there myself, with all of the chaos and craziness. (and, sadly, I know at some point I will be there again - that is just the way life goes). Keep your head up, and get through today. Take it day by day.

Jessica - I am sorry to hear about your mom. Hope she rocovers quickly.

Heofon - (sorry, I still do not know your first name) the meaning behind your username was so not where I was thinking it came form (much like kiltbunny). Very interesting and very intellectual! I kept associating it with with a superhereo - think HeMan.

Hey everyone. Having a terrible day! My mom broke her arm apparently. She tripped over the car jack when she got done cleaning the inside of the car. Also, will be at college for four years (I was hoping for 3 but turns out I got to do four just to bring my grade point average up from my freshmen year) And I told my mom I refuse to live on campus next year, I will not! It's horrible, and at least this way I'll be able to cook my own food.

Hey Jessica... sorry to hear about your mom. Hope she's feeling better soon.
Also it's a bummer about having to do 4 years of school instead of 3. Maybe with the extra year you can fit in some interesting classes just for fun? I took Classical Guitar and 3-D Design (sculpture) one semester... not terribly useful, but really fun.
Also, I think you are going to love living off-campus. I only lived on-campus for one year and it was really frustrating, but I rented a house with 4 friends the other years and it was SO much better. We were able to cook decent food for ourselves and had a better study environment and ended up saving so much money that way, too. Hope you enjoy it!

My husband and I, along with another couple, went away yesterday to a concert across the coast from us. We went to see Journey with Foreigner, and Night Ranger (I know - I am really dating myself here!). Spent the night in Tampa and went to the Hard Rock afterwards. Had a GREAT time, Probably loved it even more because we all had no kids!

So, my food was not the best this weekend (a lot of alcohol calories Saturday), but despite that, I was STILL under my calories. Had a hike from the parking lot (literally 15 minutes) and back. The stairs up and down at the ampithater are many, but in my new, much better shape, it was never an issue. Danced a lot at the show too.

So, overall, I had a GREAT week. I know that my weight is going to be up the next few days due to alcohol and sodium, but I am not going to let that bother me. I am going to have another great week. I am going to get all of my challenges done, I am going to be under my calories, I am going to have increased protein and a bit less carbs. And of course, plenty of water!

In the wake of "kiltbunny" my username is so boring. I too was thinking something scottish. But the truth is MUCH FUNNIER!!!!

Well my user name is just my initials and the initials of my job. KCG - SLP (speech-language pathologist). Like I said BORING!


Tracy- hope you are able to figure it all out. You will make it through! We've got your back capt'n.
(and by the way....I'm dying to know too, what did you do in the band? Sing/instrument???
I was a back-up singer in High School for a Mostly Pink Floyd Rock Band....am I dating myself??)

Kellie- you are on BEAST mode! That's what I call driven....those "Biggest Loser Ladies" better get out of your way

Jessica- sorry about your mom and the 4th year but at least you're not of the 5 year plan or worse still... Like my husband who didn't finish and is now working full time and is a full time student. ( he is not a happy boy) Hang in there and enjoy every min. of college!

And to the rest of the SKINNYs, YOU ROCK & have a GREAT week!