January Weight Loss Challenge

[2012slimdown]

Hi there, I'm brand new too. I'd like to lose 7 lbs in January. Going to he a long journey but I've started it x

[chickadee32]

OMG, I missed a boatload these past few days! I'm really excited to see everyone really participating this month though!

Ms P - It is SO GREAT to see you back!!! I wish the past year had been easier for you, but seeing your posts again is great. You have a lot of wisdom to offer to all of us here, and I'm so glad seeing the progress on the scale is getting you excited!! I added your goal for the month below.

Thinsole - I've got you on the list below too, and way to go on the 1.2!

RoadtoFifty - Weight values on the scale can be VERY weird and wacky sometimes, and I think especially so when it comes to water weight. I could be completely wrong (I often am!) but my guess would be that your body is trying to shed that extra water but is having a tough time just letting it all go. You see it briefly depart, and then *poof* the evidence is gone again. The lower number you saw on the scale this week, I would guess, is actually the more accurate reflection of the fat you've lost - and I'm confident you WILL see that lower number again once your body finally, finally decides to let go of the water for good. It can sometimes take a while to truly see your efforts reflected in the number, but when you are creating a calorie deficit through food intake and exercise you ARE earning that fat loss, no matter what the scale says.

brunette - Nice progress!!

tyedyegoddess - Glad it's coming off!! It's astounding sometimes how big the weight shifts can be when hormones are out of whack, isn't it??

this is for me - I've added you to the goal list below!

KimL - Fantastic job so far this month!

loose seal - I agree with tavvy, try not to get discouraged! I know how hard it is when you're doing everything right and the scale isn't moving (especially given the emphasis we place on the number here; i.e. "losing X pounds"), but as I said to RoadtoFifty above, you ARE earning fat loss even if you don't see if on the scale. I made the change to your goal below, but don't count yourself out on those 6 lbs yet. Every time I've stalled on the scale for a bit, I have seen it come off in a whoosh or a few whooshes later on. Sometimes it has taken weeks, but it has ALWAYS happened. You'll see things move at some point, I am certain, but I know the waiting can be really tough.

tavvy: NICE JOB!!

Leslie: Great that you're finally seeing the movement! Have fun on vacation, and just keep active if you're eating a little more than usual!

ClaireBear: You seem right on target to hit your goal for the month!

ItsMyTurn - Woohoo, nice weigh in!! Almost back to that ticker!! My workout was good - I was totally beat by the time I was done.

stronger4me, Melokoton and 2012slimdown: Welcome, and I've added you to the goal list below!

Live Laugh Love: I know different things work best for different people, but I heart calorie counting! I am a numbers person, and being able to see exactly what I ate and KNOW I'm creating a sizeable deficit really helps to keep me energized. Glad you're getting back to it. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

CANi - Holy cow, down 8 lbs in 8 days, and first of the group to hit your goal this month!!! Way to go!!! I made you RED below!!


As for me, the scale has been going in the wrong direction. I'm at 156.7 today, which is up from my low of 155.0 last Sunday, but at least down from my high of 158.5 this week. It's all water as I always, always have a calorie deficit, and there's nothing I can do except to continue to keep at it. I will go off the BCP for about 4 days at the end of this week before I start the hormone injections, and I'm hoping for a nice drop on the scale during that little window. We'll see, but either way I plan to fight through the end of the month with everything I've got.




Updated January Weight Loss Goal List

KimL1214: Lose 8 lbs
RoadtoFifty: Lose 8 lbs
LeslieB: Lose 6 lbs
Live Laugh Love: Lose 8.6 lbs
ClaireBear: Lose 10 lbs
miniDoodles: Get to and maintain at 148 lbs
tavvy: Lose 12 lbs
gardenerjoy: Get to 168 lbs or less
loose seal: Get to 162 lbs
GoldfrostDazzlefluff: Get to 154.9 lbs
LIL'JJ: Get to ONEDERLAND
chickadee32: Get into the 140s
omgzitsmiranda: Lose 10 lbs
Floriduh: Lose 6 lbs
CaliforniaDreamer: Lose 13 lbs
AzJade: Lose 5 lbs
mystical: Lose 6 lbs
dandk0204: Lose 15 lbs
brunette8787: Lose 6 lbs
Koshinogi: Lose 7 lbs
ferretgirl: Lose 6 lbs
susiemartin: Lose 10 lbs
Nature Girl: Lose 5 lbs
CANi2012: Lose 8 lbs
bliss3244: Lose 10-15 lbs
tyedyegoddess: Lose 10 lbs
Delphi: Lose 8 lbs
Matilda08: Lose 10 lbs
Bones1928: Lose 10 lbs
ItsMyTurn: Lose 7 lbs
Caramel33: Lose 5 lbs
Jester: Lose 8 lbs
awwtina: Lose 8-10 lbs
KMme: Lose 5 lbs
MsPerception: Lose 8 lbs
Thinsole: Lose 4 lbs
this is for me: Lose 4-5 lbs
stronger4me: Lose 8 lbs
Melokoton: Lose 10-15 lbs
2012slimdown: Lose 7 lbs

[SophieSophieSophie]

Hey y'all,

Is this a competition to see how much weight you can lose in a month ?

thanks

[chickadee32]

Hi Sophie. Not a competition, we just each set an individual weight loss goal for ourselves for the month and then work to reach it. If you'd like to join us, just post a goal for the month and I'll be happy to add you to the goal list.

[CANi2012]

Water weight I am sure....but I have to keep going and start working out I could not last week due to an injury but the doctor gave me the okay to start Monday....So gym here I come....

[dandk0204]

I weighed in this morning at 258. I lost 10lbs this week 5 more pounds until my monthly goal!!!

[flourless]

I aimed for 8lb in December and ended up at 8.4, woohoo. This month I'm hating the trend-weight, though. I've gone down 5.5lb from January 3, but I only get to log 1.5 of them. I'm still aiming for a total January trend loss of 7lb, though.

I think I'm slipping into a little seasonal depression, because I haven't been getting out in the sunshine as much as I need to. I think my priority this week is to get my house in order on that front, and my life sort of "caught up" after the holiday rush. The weight will take care of itself, as it seems to do lately.

[ClaireBear92]

1/2: 224.6
1/9: 218.2

5.8 lbs lost this week! Wanted to be down to 214.6 by the end of january...only have 3.8 lbs left to lose!! i can totally do this!

[loose seal]

chickadee -- thanks so much for the encouraging words. I had a good weekend both exercise and food-wise and my jeans have felt better since Friday ... just have to hang in there till the scale cooperates! Thanks for changing my January goal too. In my head I figure 4 lbs. it totally doable and if I do get a swoosh and lose more that will just be icing on the cake. <-- oh, probably not the best analogy I could have used!

[CaliforniaDreamer]

I lost 4 lbs this week! So I have 9 lbs to go until I reach my goal of 13. Hopefully I can make it this month!

[Ms Perception]

I'm planning to see a nice loss tomorrow after a good OP day and a nice exercise time this morning before work. I weighed in at 168.0 this morning after a little blip up from my weird food day yesterday.
So, I did okay at the church potluck. I had a small bowl of my venison chili, a few samplings of other dishes and then a couple samplings of desserts. I kept it to 1 plate (including the chili bowl on my plate) and didn't feel overfull so we'll call it a success.
As far as supper which my son thoughtfully prepared was scrambled eggs and a slice of low cal toast. (He asked what we wanted and I told him to make it something that wasn't unhealthy. He's such a sweet boy!) He did also attempt a dessert which was a chocolate rice cake with some homemade "frosting" and blueberries on top. It would rank among the strangest desserts I've eaten in recent memory, but it was a nice try.
The cool part of the day was that my whole family went to the school gym and played basketball together for an hour in the afternoon. It felt great to work off the potluck food and get some fun family time!

[tyedyegoddess]

Hi all! I was really happy that I lost 4 lbs last week. I fell off the wagon a little so I was scared of what I'd find this morning! It's not what I hoped for, but I didn't do what I should have to get what I hoped for. Either way, 4 lbs is a lot to someone who's never lost that much in a week!

Good job everyone!

[ItsMyTurn]

CANi - I am sure the working out will help out a bunch with the water... not to mention just make you feel better being able to do it I know when my medical prevents me from my workouts for more than a couple days - I start to get a bit "grouchy" and have withdrawals

dandk - Can't believe how much you have lost girl! That's awesome! You are 2/3 of the way to your goal already! Fabulous! Keep the momentum going!

flourless - Is a tanning session an option for you? I have a friend here, that when monsoon hits and we don't have our normal sun, she has to do that and it seems to pick her mood right up You are doing great on your loss too, another something to feel good about

ClaireBear - You are totally kicking your weight loss!!! Great job!

loose seal - Did someone say cake? Excellent job staying on your plan in both aspects. That truly is our key to success right there... staying on what we plan and insuring we "feel" good. The pants fitting good is always a great sign too!

CaliforniaDreamer - Wow! Holy pounds shed! I have no doubt you can reach your goal!

Ms Perception - It sounds like you did super at the pot luck! Keeping everything to one plate at the potlucks my church has is near impossible... we all have such different cooking styles that I like to try it all, Big pat on the back for you from me!!!! How fun to play basketball with the familY!!!!

tyedye - 4 lbs is a lot no matter how you slice it or reason it! That's great. Keep moving forward! We all fall off the wagon - it happens... the difference to success comes in how you pick yourself up and hop back on though

I have been able to keep going forward with my fitness along with my nutrition... SOOOOO glad the medical crap has taken a break and allowed me to just be active again for a while!!!! Oh how I missed it! It truly does make a world of difference with how I feel overall: body, emotions, etc. Oh, and a total NSV I would like to share if you all don't mind: the other day I went to put on a pair of work pants and had to roll waist to make them stay up... figured maybe they just got stretched... then yesterday, another pair... same thing. So I figured, well, the teens have been doing the laundry, so maybe they aren't drying well? But it clicked... today... pair #3, and I had to roll 4 TIMES! My elastic belt is not against me and is just decoration at this point too!!! This means, even though this plateau of 188 and higher has been holding for so long, I AM losing inches! Totally happy jigged all the way to the car this morning

[ferretgirl]

Weekend Weigh-in (1/8/12): 122 lbs

1.5 lb loss for Week 1
4.5 lbs from Jan. Goal

[loose seal]

ItsmyTurn - - - how cool is that?! While seeing the numbers on the scale go down is always a guaranteed boost I get even more excited when I put on an article of clothing that was uncomfortably tight only to find it to be loosey-goosy on me. It's so . . . tangible. Even if the scale isn't budging (like it wasn't with me), something is going right if the clothes are fitting better. Keep up the good work!

I'm pretty sure the scale has started to go down but I'll probably wait until Sat. for an official weigh-in. My jeans are getting looser and looser so yup, something is going on . . . er, off! lol