Over 200 Club Losing it for the Holidays!!!(Open Group)

Well as i excpted not a great weigh in. I was 297.3 this morning ..uggg 2 lbs up from last Friday, like 1 1/2 up from yesterday so I know it isn't "real" weight and probably water weight or something, no way i gained that much yesterday, i actually did pretty good on my cals yesterday, ate like 1700 that ain't going to gain me 1 1/2 lbs.

HOpefully this weekend it will come back down....so on to next week.

I want a HRM too, just can't afford it right now. I am hoping maybe for christmas or something i can get one.

Thanks everyone for the nice welcome messages, I'm glad to start working with this group.

This will be my first official weigh in.

11-13-09
Weight: 210.5 and my goal is to be down 4lbs by next weigh in

I'll check in later with my other items.

My scale isn't being very nice to me.

Monday I weighed 242.8, Tuesday I weighed 242.6. I ate better and worked out hard Wednesday and Thursday. Yet today, my scale says 243.8. I'm sure I'm retaining water, but I was sure I was retaining water last week too...

So, I guess I've hit my first plateau here, folks. I've lost .2 pounds in 1.5 weeks. I've worked out so much. I've eaten so well. And I'm not going to stop doing those things because of a silly plateau. And no matter how much I know plateauing is a normal part of the process, that doesn't make it any less frustrating. :grumble: So, that's it. I'm changing my ticker back up from 242.6 to 243.8.

The funny thing about my scale is that I weighed 243.8. Then I went to the bathroom and it was still 243.8. Then I exercised and it was still 243.8. Then I drank 16 ounces of water and it was STILL 243.8. I was beginning to think it had a mind of its own and was intentionally trying to frustrate me. :laugh:

jlb123 SW 270 GW 150 LW 244.0 CW 243.8 = -0.2 and we'll just call that 0%

Welcome, Stephanie and Macurry!


:brokenheart:


I gained. Nine pounds. What I've learned from you girls is NOT to give up. And I refuse to give up. The other thing I learned about this gain is that when I go back and look at my exercise and calorie intake, I see inconsistency. HUGE fluctuations. I am sure this is affecting my metabolism, so this week my personal goal is to PLAN AHEAD and STAY CONSISTENT. :ohwell:

It's check in time already? LOL

Here are my stats:

Last Week: 224
This Week: 224.2
Total Lost: 0 :noway:
Weight Loss Percentage 0 :grumble:

Well I must say this is the first time I have actually gained since I started my journey on 09/01/2009. It is only a couple of ounces and it is the first day of my TOM so I'm not too discouraged.

~Jay

Not to confuse anyone but I am re-posting so that when I look back I will have an accurate accounting.

last week 212
this week 210.6
total loss 1.4
percentage: .65

lstpaul: It is wonderful seeing your children excel at their passion and making and meeting personal best times, it a thrill for a mother to witness their accomplishment. Thanks for sharing you deserve to be a proud mother! It is abvious that your daughter is brillant, beautiful, and gifted just to name a few.:happy: :laugh:

Macurry20: exercise is my best stress reliever

Congratulations awestfall! It's so good to see you (um, read you?) so happy & excited! YAY!! :drinker:

You can do this! WE can do this!


On another note, I've spent a lot of my morning reading the permenant posts in the general diet & exercise forum. I really am going to buckle down to eat at least half of my exercise calories. I'm so worried about sending my body into "starvation mode" and messing up my metabolism. Some days, my net calories have been as low as 200 or 300 which is insane. My BMR is supposedly about 1800 calories/day. Add in my normal daily activities and exercise and I'm probably close to burning 3,000 calories most days. So why am I expecting my body going to survive on 1200-1300 calories total? I probably have a deficit of at least 1500 calories every day. 2000 some days. So, if a pound is 3500 calories, the weight should be melting off me. But it's not. So I think I've messed up. I think my body is saving calories and conserving energy. I got dizzy after my run last night. I'm not feeding my body enough. I think I've been doing this the stupid way because I've been so conditioned to think weight loss involves eating as close to 1200 calories/day as possible. I want to do this the right way. I want to do this in a way that isn't going to cause me to hit a wall and give up. So, if that means no more 4 pound loss weeks, that's fine. If that means I have to cram peanut butter down my throat to get in at least half of my exercise calories, then that's fine too. I'm going to do this the right way -- the healthy way.

Hey there.. sorry I have not been around for the past few days! My life has been so crazy busy at work! (But that is a good thing, as it pays the bills) :laugh:

My week has not been too bad. I actually went to the movies with my husband yesterday and walked right past the popcorn. That is a pretty difficult thing to do. My husband tried so hard to talk me into popcorn or nachos but, I stood strong and handed him a tlc bar from kashi.

My will power is getting a bit stronger and I am so very happy about that as it seems as though people are always tempting me with things even though they know I should not have it. arg.. I guess it will just make me stronger for Thanksgiving and Christmas and boy I think I am really going to need it then!

Check in this week.. I am down 2 lbs
calories - good stayed with in my limit all week
water - have drank a gallon everyday this week except Wednesday
exercise - 50-60 minutes 5 days this week just don't always have time everyday

I am hoping to go shopping and get a food scale and a HRM.. I feel like i am winging it with measuring cups and not getting actual calories burned info. Any suggestions? I saw on another post that the biggest looser digital scale at Bed Bath and Beyond was 20.00 and the person really liked it!

Well, I really need to get tot he workout room and get started I have to be to work in 2 hours!

TTYL

Hey Girl, good for you. I am not sure I could pass on some buttery delish popcorn. I am really proud of you. You are doing great this week. 2 pounds!!!

I understand that the same rules don't applie to people who have a ton of weight to lose. But I also understand that I'm working out harder than ever and eating 1200 calories most days and the weight isn't coming off. I've lost very little in the last 3 weeks or so. If I'm already at a 1000 calorie deficit every day before I even exercise, I don't think eating a few hundred more calories is going to hurt. As long as they're *healthy* calories (ie - not stuffing my face with ice cream and potato chips just because I ran for 30 minutes that day), I think it's a pretty good idea.

This plateau is exactly what happened to me last time I tried to lose weight. I sat there for over a month and then gave up. I'm not going to give up this time, but I am going to try to switch things up to see if I can jolt my body into giving up the weight again. If I burn 800 calories one day, I'll eat 200-300 more that day. If I burn 300 calories, I'll eat 100 or so more that day, etc. I'll still be maintaining a 1000+ calorie deficit. I'm going to see if it works for me. I've read it's worked for an awful lot of people here and other places so I think it's worth a shot. Of course, it's a personal decision that I've made for myself at this time but I do appreciate your advice and concern!

Oh, and I think the main reason I started thinkg about this is being so dizzy after my runs. That was a signal to me that my body isn't getting the nutrients/calories it needs to function.

I am checking in

Calories: Yes, 1600
Exercise: 55 mins, burned 600 calories
Water: Yes, about 98 ounces

I am proud, because I had a couple of emotional situations come up that made me want to eat and I chose to be very careful as you can see by my cals and exercise .:happy:

checking in:
calories: good, 1400 ... that leaves me 200 more for a small snack yet tonight ... I will make a good choice
exercise: none :grumble:
proud: good food choices
water: not good ... I'm at only 16 oz. so far ... I'll drink more yet, but won't get to 64 today

jlb123: I know there is tons of debate about eating exercise calories or not. I think it comes down to figuring out what will work for you at the moment (which might change from time to time too) ... everyone's body is different. For myself, if I'm not eating enough calories I get too hungry and want to quit ... but I spend too much time on the other end too - eating all my exercise calories and not losing. I think for me it has to be a happy medium ... eating some of my exercise calories so I don't feel deprived - but not eating them all, especially if I've had a particularly high exercise day. Hope that helps, good luck! I'm also of the opinion that plateaus are our bodies way of adjusting to our new weight in stages ... at least for me it seems like I can lose for a few weeks, then stay the same for a few weeks, etc. I think the trick for me is to try not to gain during those plateaus ... unfortunately I'm working on re-losing 3 pounds now.