Merry Christmas to You! new group *not closed*

Weigh in

SW- 278
CW- 275.8 10/26/11
lost -2.2lbs

Christmas GW - 258

I got on the scale this morning and just wanted to cry :sad: My weight didn't move at all from last week, I'm so frustrated! I've only been on here for two weeks. The first week I just watched what I ate and lost 4 lbs, it was great! This past week I started exercising thinking that the numbers would just fly off the scale and instead they haven't budged at all. I'm staying under my calories and drinking between 8-13 glasses of water a day. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Has anyone else had this problem? Is my body just in total shock of me exercising it doesn't know what to do? Lol HELP, I need advice!!!

Sorry you are feeling discouraged! The first week or so I think everyone loses a bunch--I lost 6 lb! But it's mostly water. What kind of exercise are you doing? If it's strength training, you may just be building some muscle. Don't stop--you will see results! Also, did you take any measurements? Sometimes you can lose inches without losing pounds.

I'm in:

Current Weight: 172
Goal Weight by 12/25: 159
Dream weight: 140 by 4/1/2012

Weigh in Day--lost 2.2 pounds this week! Was hoping for a little more but a loss is a loss!

SW: 180
CW: 179
Xmas GW: 170

72 oz for me today. 200 crunches, 50 squats and 1247 calories burned with cardio

Wow!! Great job!!! Way to burn up them calories!!!!

Thank you! I have a stationary bike in front of my tv and I don't let myself watch any of my shows unless I am riding. its the only way I get the cardio in.

I got on the scale this morning and just wanted to cry :sad: My weight didn't move at all from last week, I'm so frustrated! I've only been on here for two weeks. The first week I just watched what I ate and lost 4 lbs, it was great! This past week I started exercising thinking that the numbers would just fly off the scale and instead they haven't budged at all. I'm staying under my calories and drinking between 8-13 glasses of water a day. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Has anyone else had this problem? Is my body just in total shock of me exercising it doesn't know what to do? Lol HELP, I need advice!!!

I really understand this. I usually lose weight every other week. I work out everyday, and do a ton of cardio but my weight loss is very slow. Just keep up the good work and I am sure you will see a difference next week. Four pounds in the first week is awesome. I usually lose that in a month.

hello, darlings! mind if i join you? i would love some extra pushing through the winter end game!

cw: 191
gw: 183 (wedding weight)

is there a particular weigh in day, or do we keep what we've got going? happy hump day!

I want to join in! I'd love to have to take my Xmas clothes back for a smaller size
Current Weight: 181
Xmas Goal: 166

I got on the scale this morning and just wanted to cry :sad: My weight didn't move at all from last week, I'm so frustrated! I've only been on here for two weeks. The first week I just watched what I ate and lost 4 lbs, it was great! This past week I started exercising thinking that the numbers would just fly off the scale and instead they haven't budged at all. I'm staying under my calories and drinking between 8-13 glasses of water a day. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Has anyone else had this problem? Is my body just in total shock of me exercising it doesn't know what to do? Lol HELP, I need advice!!!

Maybe eat a few more of your calories? I know that when I started to really work out, the same thing happened to me and when I was told to make sure to eat more calories, that worked and the scale moved again this week. I haven't gone over, and I don't usually eat back all of my exercise calories, but I do try to hit my daily goal. Not sure if this would work for you also, but it did work for me!

Last week: 165 lbs
This week: 160 lbs
= -5 lbs!!!


A little less exciting than it seems because I can usually get to 160 fairly easily, but it's good all the same. I've been teetering between 160-165 for the past year, hopefully I'll finally be able to get below that next week.

On another note, I've been eating a bunch of oatmeal lately, and I think it's really helped a lot. I'd definitely recommend it to others, especially if you've been having trouble feeling full. It's a good source of soluble fiber and will lower your bad cholesterol without negatively affecting the good cholesterol. Mix it with some fruits and a little bit of cinnamon and it's pretty tasty!

SW: 150
Weigh in on 10/26/11: 148.5
GW: 140

I'm not always convinced my scale is accurate, but I'll take the 1.5 loss.

Happy Wednesday and weigh in day everyone! It looks like everybody did a awesome job!! I did not lose as much as I hoped for but today is another day!! And this is another week!

SW: 183.4
CW: 182.2

Crystal

I would love to"join" but I'm not sure how these groups work and what it means to "join". I'm fairly new to the message board stuff!

SW 10/26/2011: 194
GW 12/25/2011: 174

I need major motivation! I've been stuck at -16 for over a month!