Featherweights - 11 days to lose 4.4 lbs by Christmas?

So, the last few weeks I have been hovering between 140 and 145. There'd be a party and it would go on, I'd lose a bit and then there would be another party etc etc.

I kept saying I want to get to 140 by Christmas and after CHristmas the real work would begin to get back to 130.

But it's 12 days to go and I was 144.4 this morning! I even managed to do 3 runs this week.

So this is my last ditch attempt to get to that 140 by Christmas morning. It might even be back to 145 by tomorrow morning, in which case it'll be 5 lb in 11 days.

Starting tomorrow I am going to strictly put here my daily food intake and keep it below 1300 - hopefully I should hit it, or at least see how close I can get by 25/12.

Anyone else still have a Christmas goal they haven't met yet?

ETA: I just saw that my ticker still says the 134.4 I was the last time I came here. OMG - how have I put on 10 lb since then?? I am such a pig.

Robsia, just remember that if you go under 1200 calories a day, your body will go into starvation mode and hang onto every calorie it can... making it even harder to lose weight.

If you wanna get as close as you can to 140 by Christmas, go for it! 1300 calories a day sounds good. Just don't starve yourself or anything like that... you'll just regain the weight anyway when you go back to eating normally, and what good is that?

Wow, that's a steep order -- but you can do it! Just don't go off-plan, keep working out, and remember: even if you don't make it to 140, just by not gaining, you're doing better than 99% of all Americans! ;)

Wow, that's a steep order -- but you can do it! Just don't go off-plan, keep working out, and remember: even if you don't make it to 140, just by not gaining, you're doing better than 99% of all Americans! ;)

Love this lackadaisy! I'm at least going to try not to gain, but I'd like to lose too! This time of year is just so hard!!!

Well, I'm not American - lol - but thanks anyway.

Oh God - this morning it was up to 145.4 - highest weight for a LONG time.

Just under three months ago I had the Depo-provera shot and I'm wondering if that had something to do with it, as I was doing quite well before that - even if I was a bit naughty it came off quite easily - but I am really struggling this time.

I'm due to have it again next Tuesday and I might tell them to put another Mirena coil in - I had to have the last one removed as it had got displaced hence trying out the shot for the first time. They did say there was a strong possibility of putting on weight.

Anyway, here we go.

Day 1/11
Weight: 145.4
Lost: 0
To lose: 5.4
Exercise: 3 mile run

I'll post my daily food at the end of each day.

Robsia, let's make this a challenge :yes: .... I'm with you in losing at least 4 by Christmas morning...

My weekend was not good food wise... I need to move the butter tarts to the basement freezer, they are wayyyy too close for comfort in the upstairs freezer :rolleyes: ....

I will love to join you..... I will post my daily menu too.
LAst saturday my WI was 146.8 and today morning I don't even want to step on the scale. Any way my goal is until January 2.
I will love to be on 143 . So here we go 143,s

Ho my GOOD the scale said 150.2 I can belive it, just 2 days off and to much damage . So no more days off for me.

Day 1/11
Weight: 150.2
Lost: 0
To lose: 7.2
Exercise: 30DS + 40 min DVD + 20 Stacinary bicicle

Robsia - wow, that's aggressive - but in the last 6 days I've swung 5 pounds. Turns out I have a sensitivity to an artificial color (don't know which one yet) that can add 4 pounds of water overnight. So ... why not? As long as those 1300 calories are nice and clean ... you go, girl! Me, I'm just going to steer clear of the M&M's and anything else that looks unnaturally tasty!

but in the last 6 days I've swung 5 pounds. Turns out I have a sensitivity to an artificial color (don't know which one yet) that can add 4 pounds of water overnight.

You are not alone I was on 146.8 at saturday and today morning I am at 150.2 it was to sad to 150's aging .

Well, I managed my 3 mile - it was touch and go though.

My mum has broken her arm and can't drive, and my dad doesn't drive, so I was going to go to their house, leave my daughter, do my run, and then take them to the shops. But when I got there it was raining heavily and although I have run in the rain, I prefer not to.

So we decided to go to the shops first and see what it was doing when we came back and - yay - it had stopped raining! So I did my run, not my best time, but not bad either.

Doing OK for food so far - had a couple of v. small cookies (37 cals each) but the rest has been good.

I want in on the challenge as well! I am nearly crippled due to some spills i took over the weekend, but the swelling and bruises should go down in a few days so i can start working out again.

Day 1/11
Weight: Can't get to the scale...will weigh in tomorrow.
Lost: 0
To lose: 5
Exercise: none (unless cleaning counts!)
Food: toast (180 calories)
Pasta with eggplant (550)
3 mini macaroons (160)
prezels (200)
1/2 a sandwich (120)

So, food today was:
Breakfast - 2x Weetabix with semi-skimmed milk - 186
Lunch - 2x Weetabix with semi-skimmed milk - 186
Dinner - Pasta bolognese - 370
Snacks - 4 x small cookies - 148
6x large mugs of milky coffee - 354

Total: 1244

Probably not the healthiest of days, but it's right calorie-wise. Let's see what tomorrow brings.

I want in on this too! I'm currently 145.4, up 1.4lbs after 2 days off plan :(
My plan is to stay around 1400cals and do at least one workout video a day (which is one more than I do right now :o).
We can do this!

Day 2/11
Weight: 127.6 (58 kilos)----one bad weekend did a whole lot of damage!
Lost: 0
To lose: 5
Exercise: upper body/core
Food: BF's birthday....going to be over 1200....
Pancakes w/ syrup (280)
salt craving! cheese w/ olives (200)

Hmm - weight exactly the same as yesterday. I hate it when that happens!!

Day 2/11
Weight: 145.4
Lost: 0
To lose: 5.4
Exercise: none planned today.

Day 2/11
Weight: 144.0
Lost: 1.4
to lose: 4.0
Cals yesterday: 1273
Exercise yesterday: Richard Simmons Blast & Tone, Cardio Combat

I'm back to my pre-weekend weight. It must have all been water weight.
Planning on around 1400 cals and 30DS for today.

WTG ONR - I was hoping mine would have been water weight too - but it's still there dammit.

SW : 150.2
Day 2/11
Weight: 149.2
Lost: 1
To lose: 6.2
yesterday WW points:28 from 29
Exercise yesterday: 30DS + 20 Stacinary bicicle

I actually managed to lose 1.2 as of this morning.


Food yesterday

Breakfast - Weetabix and milk - 186
Lunch - Weetabix and milk - 186
Dinner - Garlic chicken and 100g chips - 364
Snack - 4 small cookies - 156
6 mugs of milky coffee - 354

Total - 1245

Day 3/11
Weight: 144.2
Lost: 1.2 (yay)
To lose: 4.2
Exercise: 3 mile run

yesterday was great in the end. I hardly ate anything. I was under 1000 calories for the day. strange. I also still can't do much exercise. My leg is pretty messed up!

Day 3/11
weight: 124.3 (56.5 Kilos)
Lost: 2.8 lbs!! (1.5 kilos)
Calories so far today: 1222
Food:2 eggs (170)
bread(200)
cheese (100)
olives (30)
tomatoes (25)
tea with milk (20)
Durum (like a wrap thing) (200)
cheeto mini's (77)
cheese/tomato (150)
2 beers (250)

SW : 150.2
Day 3/11
Weight: 148.2
Lost: 2
To lose: 5.2
yesterday WW points:33 from 29 + 4 ap
Exercise yesterday: 30DS + 40 Stacinary bicicle

Yesterday food was right on... and I ran 5k in the afternoon...

Today it's much of the same :lol:

How'd I miss this thread?!? I have not been doing well. I'm snacky, just plain eating anything in sight! Despite what it says over there <<<< I was 136 and change this morning.
If I can dump some water weight (I've been eating too much popcorn) by Saturday morning, I might amend this but ... from this starting point ... I'd like to see 132 by Christmas.
We don't really have any celebrations until the 26th. It shouldn't be all that hard to do.

yesterday i stayed around 1200, so i am very happy. I did breakdown and drink 2 beers, but i had a very bad class last night.

Day 4/11
weight: 124.3 (no change, better than a gain!)
total lost: 2.8
Calories so far today: 700

Good luck everyone! hope you have a wonderful day!

SW : 150.2
Day 4/11
Weight: 148.6 (+0.4)
Lost: 1.6
To lose: 5.6
yesterday WW points:31 from 29 + 3 ap
Exercise yesterday: 30DS + 20 Stacinary bicicle + 10 min dvd

Robsia - just remembered something from my radical nutrition education phase a few years back. The most nutritionally sound "crash" diet I ever did was the Ultrasimple Diet by Dr. Mark Hyman. It's a tiny little paperback. Be forewarned ... it AIN'T simple, it's expensive to buy the food, but it is very, very sound. Back in the day, I lost 11 pounds in 3 weeks from a borderline-overweight 162. The first 5 days, 8 lbs.

Remarkable results. However, I was not ready to commit to eating THAT well forever (hadn't done the head-homework), and yep, I did put the weight back on. The knowledge stayed with me though, and it's the foundation of how I eat these days.

My weight today was the same but I have eaten well both esterday and tpday so I'm hoping to see a loss tomorrow.

Day 4/11
Weight: 144.2
Lost: 1.2
To lose: 4.2
Exercise: 2 mile walk

Cals yesterday: 1251

Today I ran... in -25c/-4f windchill, I feel so virtuous :D ... it was only 30 minutes but a good one... My partner got cold feet, and we both would have continued on if it wouldn't have been for that, it was awesome!!

Food was so-so :rolleyes:

My weight was the same AGAIN - although I have been seriously good so it should come off soon in a whoosh.

Day 5/11
Weight: 144.2
Lost: 1.2
To lose: 4.2
Exercise: 3 mile run

Cals yesterday: 1255

SW : 150.2
Day 5/11
Weight: 147.6
Lost: 2.6
To lose: 4.6
yesterday WW points:32 from 29 .32/35
Exercise yesterday: none

Hey ladies! Yesterday i was under 700 for food, forgot to eat dinner. but unfortunately i had a few drinks (best friends going away party). I totaled around 1300 with alcohol. still not bad. My weight was the same again today.

Day 5/11
weight: 124.3
total lost: 2.8
Calories so far today: a lot. i actually split a McDonald's hamburger today with my boyfriend i felt so hungover. I think it was around 1800. hopefully i at just maintain my weight for tomorrow.

Yay - I actually saw a loss this morning! Halfway through and I'm down 2.4 - might actually get close to 140 for Christmas after all.

Day 6/11
Weight: 143
Lost: 2.4
To lose: 3
Exercise: none planned except lugging digital piano and associated kit about for carol singing with my singing group at the mall.

Cals yesterday: 1210

Ok .. so I've repaired last weeks damage and am back dow to 134 so I should be able to see 132 (and maybe some decimal points) by Christmas morning. That'll be encouraging!

SW : 150.2
Day 6/11
Weight: 147.6 (same)
Lost: 2.6
To lose: 4.6
yesterday WW points:33 from 29 .28/35
Exercise yesterday: 30 min

133.2

7/11

Went up a bit- 125 this morning, but i have been really good all day, so hopefully it will be back down tomorrow morning.

Yesterday i made some unhealthy food choices due to skipping breakfast and feeling so starved that i ordered the first thing that looked good on the menu rather than think about it for a minute. oh well!

Today i had an egg and a slice of toast for breakfast, a huge salad and this Turkish flat bread/meat thing for lunch. And made pho for dinner. mmmm!

hope you are all doing well!

Day 7/11
Weight: 143 (same as yesterday)
Lost: 2.4
To lose: 3
Exercise: none planned

Cals yesterday: 1250

Weigh-ins today: 110.5, 111.2

Food today (so far):
Carb/Fat: 8 oz white rice + eggplant curry, 2 slices bread + butter
Protein: 4 oz salmon, 6 oz bean curd + mushroom
Fruit: Large bowl of melon, tangerine, dried cranberries
Treats: 1 York peppermint patty (lol)
Total: 1200 calories-ish

Exercise: 20 minutes pilates... still sore from shoveling snow, taking it easy(er)...

SW :150.2
Day 7/11
Weight: 146.6
Lost: 3.6
To lose: 3
yesterday WW points:29 from 29 .28/35
Exercise yesterday: 40 min

Well I did it 4.4 Thanks Robsia for the thread. now keep going until january 2...2.8 to go

SW :150.2
Day 8/11
Weight: 145.8
Lost: 4.4
To lose: 2.8
yesterday WW points:32 from 29 .25/35
Exercise yesterday: none

wfonseca3017: wait to go! thats so awesome!...wish it was the same news over here!

I am still at 125. annoyed, stressed and wanting all this non weight loss business to end.

WTG wfonseca!!

I had a bit of a slip yesterday - one of my choir girls gave me a Terry's Chocolate Orange and I pigged the better part of it - although I did save some for my fiancé.

However, my weight was the same this morning - although I'm not sure I'm going to lose 3 lb in 3 days!!

I have been quite good today so we'll see what tomorrow brings.

Thanks Rosbia.

Well yesterday was my last WI .

Well I did it 4.4 Thanks Robsia for the thread. now keep going until january 2...2.8 to go

SW :150.2
Day 9/11
Weight: 146.2 (+0.4)which is OK
Lost: 4
To lose: 2.8
yesterday WW points:32 from 29 .25/35
Exercise yesterday: none

I decide today that I going to record my last WI which was yesterday 146.2 and I not going to WI any more for the rest of the year until January 9 , I know is going to be hard , I will tell my DH to hind the scale for me.

I going to be very busy ... Getting up early and going late to bet , I don't if I am the only but my weight go crazy if I do not rest well.
I will keep counting my points , drinking my water and doing exercise.I am not going off on plan , I just don't want to going crazy whit my scale fluctacion.

I choose january 9 that way I have 1 week to flush the extra salt ... water retencion .

Oh poo poo smelly poo - my weight was up this morning. A delayed reaction to the chocolate orange I fear.

However, I didn't throw the towel in and I was good today so maybe it will be down tomorrow.

Ok .. so I've repaired last weeks damage and am back dow to 134 so I should be able to see 132 (and maybe some decimal points) by Christmas morning. That'll be encouraging!


Feels weird to quote myself but .... 132.8!!! :high: And I am encouraged by that!

It's was 132.4 on Christmas morning. And is not anymore :joker:

If I must munch today, I'd better avoid the salty stuff.

Well, I made it to 143 on Christmas Eve and I didn't weigh myself on Christmas Day. So didn't lose the 4.4, but I did lose 2.4, so at least I didn't go up.

I went out for a 3 mile run today and beat my previous PB of 26.59 by an amazing 18 seconds - I have never even come close to beating it for ages, so to do it in 26.41 was amazing. Must have been all that Christmas chocolate giving me energy!!

We do have some goodies left over but I shall try to be sparing with them and generous so that everyone else eats them instead of me, so hopefully I will be starting 2010 at a reasonable weight to lose that last 10 pounds or so!!

sorry i didn't update. I am currently too scared to hop on the scale due to three larger than normal dinners and a cookie baking (and testing) frenzy on Christmas day!

I am so happy for everyone who met there goal! Congrats! Lets try to do something like this again...i found it very helpful, but due to the time of year very difficult.

sorry i didn't update. I am currently too scared to hop on the scale due to three larger than normal dinners and a cookie baking (and testing) frenzy on Christmas day!

I am so happy for everyone who met there goal! Congrats! Lets try to do something like this again...i found it very helpful, but due to the time of year very difficult.Ditto, ditto, ditto :lol: I coudn't have said it better...

Maybe the next mini challenge should start January 2nd, to take off/continue taking off, the unwanted extra fluff ;)

:bravo: to everyone who met their goals and more... I am in awe of you for having stuck it out :cp:

I have been tracking over the holidays and holy moley! I'm glad I'm old and experienced :devil:

I sort of wish that I'd journalled somewhere. Ya know? I understand the added salt and bloat and fluid retention. It might have made an insightful post in a few days when it goes away.

Until then ... ugh! I feel puffy!

So, I've had my four days off and I'm back to work this morning. I do have some left-overs for my lunch but I'm going to fill my bag with fruit too!

:lol: @ Susan ...

Puff is my middle name these days... I got my wedding band made bigger and dang it's still tight :rolleyes: .... Chineese food 2 days in a row, does not help ...