I missed out on this, but I am going to join in for June Weigh-ins
You are welcome to join anytime! There's still 9 days. Lots of people join mid month. The nice thing is we all have different goals and different methods, we just keep cheering each other on. Definitely helps with accountability. I saw that you resisted pizza your boyfriend ordered. That's amazing!!! I've pretty much forced my husband to join me. He needs to drop about 20 to 25 lbs. I do all the cooking and thankfully he's not a big order out type person. I don't know how well I'd do in your shoes. I love pizza. I just try to remember how it makes me feel, especially since I'm lactose intolerant.
Me too Kiwi/Nicki. Once it's in the house, it can be so hard! There was a time not so long ago that I could resist pizza and stuff. I'm not exactly sure what changed. But after 6 months of trying to lose with all the goodies around and struggling and only gaining, I simply starting dumping it all out. It feels SO good!!!
I told my hubs exactly what I was going to do and that he could eat whatever outside the house. I'm not opposed to a one serving size treat once a week. He was surprised and upset at first, but he got over it, and I'm finally losing and in control. The funny thing is he is too, and he is feeling better too and has started couch to 5k again! I don't care what anyone says how you should feel or whatever. Do what works for you and move on!
I had one piece of pizza last night after work. My ER was an absolute nightmare yesterday. Then one piece of ham and cheese. We were so busy I didnt get my protein bar I usually eat. I'm proud I didn't binge though. There was a time it would have been 3 pieces of pizza, a sandwich, chips or popcorn, a beer or three. Small victory.
I'm feeling both proud and disappointed in myself this month. I'm the lightest I've ever been and smaller size clothes are fitting me better than expected, but the scale isn't budging. I had to change the way I eat in order to make any progress this month: a full meal at breakfast, a light meal at lunch, and very light snacking randomly throughout the evening. I wish I knew why some months are a struggle and some are a breeze.
Circa, i think as women we focus far too much on a number and not nearly enough on other aspects. I'm blaming society. I am actually confident enough to wear a bikini again, I am so much more toned than I was. But according to the BMI scale it still says "overweight." I only have a little fat left and I'm not even sure my scale is going to see 165. Yet we still strive for a number. I'm paying attention more to measurements, maybe you should too? My hips were 47 in when I started, now they are 41 in. My waist went from approx 37 to 30 in. I lost a couple inches in my boobs. (Sad, but they look better).
I can relate though. For whatever reason, we want some # which may not reflect our strength, our beauty and our hard work.
The scale is a liar.
Haha. Thanks for the support on the pizza thread some while ago...
ok I will just go ahead and join with what I have so far in May. I weight in 1-2x/wk
5/2=298.3
5/6=299.5
5/7=300.7 NOOOOOOOO. I was clearly obsessing after the 1 lb gain
5/9=298. woohoo!
5/13=297.1
5/20=294
Kiwi you are doing great! Especially with the pizza temptation. My coworkers go out after work a lot, and I join as we sometimes need to decompress after a trauma or a code that didn't go well. I've cut back on how much I drink quite a bit. But it definitely has slowed down my progress. And as I'm fighting these last 11 to 13 lbs,it goes much slower.
I saw you want to have kids soon. I can't thing of a better motivation than that!
Thank you Nicki. I am trying to ride out this moment now and enjoy it as the weight comes off a bit faster, but I know it will slow down considerably later on. Glad to hear that the stresses from your job don't have you losing too much control with your plan. Boy, am glad Im an outpatient PT instead of working in a hospital again. Some days were very sad.
You're right, nicki. I determined my goal by using the BMI chart in an attempt to not be considered overweight by general standards, and now I am scale obsessed. I've always been overweight, even as a baby, so I don't know what fit or healthy is supposed to feel like or look like on me. I suppose that's why I'm so set on numbers. The last time I was this weight I was probably in middle school. My older sis sometimes says I'm skinny enough, and she reacted funny when I told her my goal, like I would be way too skinny at that weight. She says it's about being a weight where you feel happy even if it's considered overweight or obese, and that the BMI chart is a joke. I get that, and I feel better about my weight than I used to, but I'm not satisfied. I feel like if I can hit and maintain a "normal" number then my weight is one nagging worry I can cross off my list. I think I will always feel fat until the scale says I'm not. But who knows. Maybe as I get closer to my goal I might find that I like my body at 150 or 140 and the numbers won't matter as much.
Well, wa waaa! I'm one week late, my period is nowhere to be seen, I took two pregnancy tests that turned out negative (at this point, although, yes, I did just have a baby and we've been using birth control I'm like "If it happens it's because it's meant to happen" so I wouldn't be totally POd if I got pregnant when my baby's only 5 months). Needless to say, all this is causing me a bit extra anxiety and I'm struggling but I still have my goal and I haven't given up. It's just a hiccup.
So this morning I'm 194.2. Oh, also the long weekend with the family, having friends over for dinner on Friday, etc... I haven't had many excuses to eat healthy but many excuses NOT to. But I'm back to the saddle.
Circa, I'm starting to believe the old BMI chart is outdated. There's a new one, but it really only helps out taller people. A lot of my coworkers are saying, "your done now right?" I don't think I'm quite done, but I'm getting close. I'm not even considering the number at this point. It's more, "is all the jiggle gone?" I'm thinking of just aiming for 18% body fat. That's a good number and has nothing to do with a scale.
Kiwi, I love ER, but there are definitely sad days.
Pauli, you've done awesome this month.
I had too much champagne yesterday and am suffering the consequences of my actions.
That's great Nicki!
