Kathi7501 Member

Work is continuing to kick my butt -- hard -- but here's where I am: Doing better than expected despite not being able to work out for the past month. Orig SW (Nov. 5): 233.9 Challenge SW: 220.0 Challenge GW: 214.0 Week 1 Total: -1.6 Week 1 Goal: 219.0 Actual weight 218.4 Week 4 Goal: 215.0 Week 4 Total: 215.0 -- down 5.0…

Hi friends! Work has been trying to kill me throughout January, but it hasn't won yet! Jan. 1 SW: 220.0 CW: 217.0 Feb. 14 GW: 214 The short answer is that I'm 215.0 today. Working toward 214! Have a good week! Kathi

Hi returning teammates and new friends! January work definitely kicked my butt, but I'm hoping February will bring a little more balance. I really, really need it after last month!! @cmhubbard92, I will not join the step challenge since I learned that long periods of not recording steps is a well-documented problem with my…

Oh man. Work has gotten crazy busy, resulting in working late into the evening and weekends. So exercise is pretty much out for the most part the next few weeks. I did meet with my PT tonight and that was pretty awesome. I am SO going to hurt tomorrow! Anyway, here’s the catch-up: Logged food every day and stayed in my…

Doing better than expected despite not being able to work out for a while. Orig SW (Nov. 5): 233.9 Challenge SW: 220.0 Challenge GW: 214.0 Week 1 Total: -1.6 Week 1 Goal: 219.0 Actual weight 218.4 Jan. 11: 217.4 Jan. 12: Jan. 13: Jan. 14: Jan. 15: 217.0 Jan. 16: 217.0 Jan. 17: 216.8 Week 2 Goal: 218 Actual weight 216.8

Well, the bad news is I didn't lose any weight during my business trip. The good news is, I didn't gain, either. 217.0 Saturday and again on Wednesday. Also, continued to log food and stay within my budget every day. I'll try to update the spreadsheet later tonight. Kathi7501 1/12 7,449 steps 68 oz water No exercise beyond…

Business trip went well in that I didn't gain. Didn't lose either, but not gaining is still good in my book. Now to try to carve out time to exercise again. Jan. 1 SW: 220.0 CW: 217.0 Feb. 14 GW: 214 Week 1 loss: 1.6 Jan. 11: 217.0 Jan. 12: Jan. 13: Jan. 14: Jan. 15: 217.0 Jan. 16: 217.0 Jan. 17: Jan. 18: Week 1 Goal: 218

Sorry I've been out of touch. I was on a business trip. Bad news is I wasn't able to exercise (other than walking a TON all over), but the good news is that I was able to walk to Whole Foods to buy food rather than eat out. So I didn't really lose, but I didn't gain either. I'll take it. Orig SW (Nov. 5): 233.9 Challenge…

Hey there! I'm afraid I was not able to grab a weight before leaving for the airport yesterday. If you like, @cmhubbard92, you can use my weight from Saturday, which was 217, or wait til I get back and use Wednesday's weight. In the meantime, I'm doing the best I can while traveling. So far I've erred to the side of too…

So sorry to hear that, Chris. We all have them at one point or another. Hang in there, my friend!

Yay!! Nice job of recovering and getting back on track! You've got this! :-)

I was having a huge issue with sugar/impulse control at work and my nutritionist suggested that each time I thought about it and DIDN’T give in to it to just make a little hash mark on a sticky note. I was so proud to make those marks and see my progress that after just a few days it wasn’t an issue anymore. Seems over…

Hi! Sorry I’ve been absent for a while; work got super busy the end of this week. I’ll have to make this an abbreviated report, although everything is in the spreadsheet. Every day I logged food and was within my calories. Kathi7501 1/8 5,065 steps 104 oz water No exercise 1/9 5,261 steps 88 oz water 44 mins ex. 1/10 4,339…

I've been kicking up the exercise and that seems to be working nicely. Business trip the next three days, though, so we'll see how that goes. Jan. 1 SW: 220.0 CW: 217.0 Feb. 14 GW: 214 Week 1 loss: 1.6 Jan. 11: 217.0 Jan. 12: Jan. 13: Jan. 14: Jan. 15: Jan. 16: Jan. 17: Jan. 18: Week 1 Goal: 218

That's awesome progress so far! Nice job!

Nice! Got stuck for a little, but I'm working my way downward. I'm happy with my progress. I have a business trip Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, though, so that'll be a bit more challenging. Week 1 loss: 1.6 Jan. 3: 220.0 Jan. 4: 219.4 Jan. 5: 217.0 Jan. 6: 219.0 Jan. 7: 219.0 Jan. 8: 219.0 Jan. 9: 217.2 Jan. 10: 218.4 Week 1…

Kathi7501 Tuesday, Jan. 7 Steps: 5,590 Wednesday, Jan. 8 Logged food: Yes Under calorie goal: Yes Steps: still counting Exercise: not today -- friend's son's funeral, just not up for it tonight :-( Water: 104 oz Super busy day, kinda draining, but not horrible. The scale isn't budging but I'm going to keep doing what I…

Hi Nerdy! NICE JOB!!!! Every road to victory is paved with a million little decisions and you rocked a ton of them today. Feels so good to win those battles with ourselves, doesn't it? And please never worry about your thoughts going on so long. I know I can relate to a lot you say and I'm sure I'm not the only one. We all…

Interesting update: I asked my personal trainer on Monday and she suggested I not worry about a number, per se, but instead focus on the shape I want to be. That one's easy: I don't want to look like a body builder, but I also don't want to look like a little waif who can be blown over in the wind. I've worked on my body a…

Hi gang! Sorry I'm late to the party. I've actually set my goal for February 14th in part cuz Valentine's Day but also because it works out so nicely with my goal weight. ;-) January 1 starting weight: 220.0 February 14 goal weight: 214 Jan. 1: 220.0 Jan. 2: 220.0 Jan. 3: 220.0 Jan. 4: 219.4 Jan. 5: 217.0 Jan. 6: 219.0…

@cmhubbard92 I was able to get a look at the spreadsheet finally and it makes so much more sense now. I also entered my stuff, but I'll repeat it here. Username: Kathi7501 Sunday, Jan. 5 Logged food: Yes Under calorie goal: Yes Steps: 1,867 :-( Exercise: nada Water: 48 oz Monday, Jan. 6 Logged food: Yes Under calorie goal:…

Ugh. I've been there with eating something only to realize it wasn't quite what I thought and had to try to adjust the rest of the day. In the end I decided that my overall trend was solid and I gave myself a pass on it. So I can totally relate, but don't beat yourself up over it. I LOVE what happened at work! :-) We super…

My nutritionist is an RD and, fortunately, she works closely with my doctor in the same office. I'm very fortunate to have that arrangement. Thanks for the insights!

Suuuuuure ... yesterday I dropped to 217 but bounced back to 219 this morning. Oh well. Happens. I know I'll get it back. Not too bad on this week's mini challenges, but it'll be nice to be back into the normal flow again to get back on track with everything. My goals for this year were to lose weight with normal healthy…

Good morning and happy Monday! I had a super nice surprise on Sunday followed by a bounce-back this morning. Fortunately, I know my body does this, so I'm just going to keep going, drink my water, log my food and meet with my trainer tonight. If she doesn't kill me, I might even try and get in a second workout at home…

You guys are all so awesome. I figured I'd get a good range of rational advice and no one disappointed. I'll definitely set a short goal -- I'm thinking 209 to start, since that'll be a 25-pound loss. Then maybe I'll try another 25 and see how that feels at 184. And I'm going to definitely look into the body frame…

This challenge seems made for me this year. I just finished a challenge to lose 5 pounds over the holidays (instead of gaining the same) and nailed it. Just realized if I continue to lose a pound a week, I'll hit 214 on 2/14. Too perfect. If I lose more, seriously cool. But at a pound a week seems reasonable so I'm going…

Ah! Thanks for the clarification. :-) Really looking forward to working with this group.

Jan. 2 Hello teammates! After spending my entire adult life very overweight, I lost 100 pounds several years ago using a meal replacement plan. It worked great, but I regained about 40 pounds and have bounced up and down the same 20-40 pounds since. I started being more committed to losing weight in earnest again at the…

What a journey this has been! It’s been awesome checking in with all of you and sharing the frustrations and the victories. Great idea for a challenge! Happiest New Year to everyone! SW: 225.8 CW: 219.2 TL: 6.6 lbs! Week 1 Loss: 2.3 Week 2 Loss: 0.5 Week 3 Loss: 0 Week 4 Loss: 1.2 Week 5 Loss: 1.6 12/31 Loss: 1.0 Week 5…