Hi Beth! Way to go on catching the spike! Honestly, I've been there and realizing it, or not dealing with it way too late .... well that just sucks and thats where I found myself recently! Time to rework off that spike!
But happy (believe it or not) to say I weighed in at 187.6 yesterday and 188 today. I had been weighing in at about 193 but that was at Dr. offices twice in the last few weeks at the end of the day. Finally got my personal scale so I think I'm pretty safely in the 180s. Now to get that number way way lower!
I'm so super motivated! Can't wait to bust through the 180s!
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We all got a little quiet for the holidays. I saw the 7 exactly one time and holding steady at 183. But I wasn't tracking last week and am back to it today. I know it will start drifting down again.
I am glad someone posted - it has helped me dare put a toe in. I don't know why but I zoomed through the 190's and now am in this thread. I have anther 10kg to go to hit the target I set last March. I have a feeling this last loss will be hard. I am trying to stick to 1200 cals a day and also to exercise.
It'll be good to meet you all. And I wish you a Happy New Year.
Took me 6 months and a stomach flu to get to the 180s....and yeah, I was sick as a dog but oddly ok with being sick. I know, that's bad. Lol! But I was stuck at like 191-198 for so damn long!
So, I have escaped the holidays at 185...my lowest weight since I was like 10 years old. Managed to lose 6lbs in a week and a half. Being on vacation gave me a bit more time for marathon work outs and being mad careful about what I eat. I even adjusted my goal from 170 to 130.
Now, I want 169 by the Oakland A's opener because my new A's tee shirt will be a very tight medium and my belly flab is not invited to the tail gating party.
Lot of new faces around here, which is great because everyone that was here at the beginning of December must have moved on to the 170s! Talk about inspiring, you guys should breeze on through too!
Ok, three weeks in a foreign country visiting my husband. My eating was bad because half the time I didn't know what to put down in my calorie counter. There were a lot of important events to attend and a lot of restaurant eating, and everything seemed really salty (even my husband, who will salt fast food french fries, mentioned how salty it all was). And no skim milk. And so much stress.
On the plus side, I got a Fitbit (so fun!) and I hit my step goal almost every day. So tons of exercise, even if I didn't go to a gym.
But then I got off the flight on Friday and weighed 189. The horror!
After two days of detoxing from the salt and dehydration I am now 184.6. So up 3.2 pounds in three weeks, but still feeling pretty dehydrated, so there might be a little more water retention hiding out in that number.
But, I feel like my body got a chance to get comfortable at this weight, that it forgot about calorie restriction, and that it kind of reset itself. So I definitely no longer think of myself as weighing 230+ pounds, but instead only 185 ... hope my body agrees. I'm really hoping this will make the next stage of weight loss easier. Before the vacation I could tell that my body was very much aware that I had lost 50 pounds and it was struggling to hold onto every pound. Now I feel like I haven't lost any weight at all, that I was 185 all along. If I feel that way mentally, will my body agree and let me off of the plateau that plagued me in November?
Anyway, that is my hope. It was easy to get back on board my diet. Unfortunately the snow and frigid temperatures is not helping me meet my exercise goals but it should warm up soon.
All in all, it was a good experience because I was really able to observe my eating with the triple whammy of being in a strange country, being under tremendous emotional stress (husband won't return to the states for another five months, boo hoo), and the holidays. I overate, but I never really binged, so I think I'm learning.
Ok, now to update my counters to my new higher number, ouch.
I'm back too! I fell to pieces the last 10 days of December but oddly only gained 3 lbs. They are back off and I'm ready to rock and roll again! It was so hard to go back to the gym after 3 week hiatus during the holidays but I started back on the 2nd. I weigh 185.2 this morning and I'm very grateful for that! I thought I'd gain like 10 lbs. because I thought I had really blown it!!!!
It's a new year and a new start! Let's get out of this thread and down into the 170's by February!!!
Caligirl, the stomach bug passed through our house over the holidays too. The hubs and all 4 kids were puking and aside from exhaustion from taking care of everyone, it passed over me. I was actually stress eating through it, instead of losing. (No surprise!)
I've been white knuckling back on plan and managing to hold steady at 181.2. The giant salad and low carb dressing is made. I know carbs and I can't be BFFs and I had let them creep up to 150 and a couple times over 200gms/day over the holidays. I'm going to get them back under 100gms.
I finally made an appointment with a rheumatologist to discuss my hand pain and inflammation. I hope I'm out of the "It's just because you're fat" level of fatness. Even I believed that until I lost 45 pounds and the pain is still here. I still wonder though...
Anyway, nothing motivates like an upcoming weigh-in at a doctor's office. I am really hoping to see a 7 with my clothes on at my appointment on the 14th. One week? Let's do this!!!! lol
184.6 this morning! That's less than before the low of 185.0 before the holidays!!! Yay! HOWEVER, I think I have a stress fracture in my left foot and it's too painful to treadmill (or walk at all for that matter) Dang it!!!
If I can't exercise I'll just have to be very, very careful about adhering to my diet. Sigh.
The new size 14's I bought back in the fall are starting to get loose....when I reach 175# I'm going to reward myself with some new spring clothes in a size 12!!!
I'm back y'all!!!
189 this morning, woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!
It's taken me (4) months to come back, and I'm not gonna lie... Those months were rough, but I'm determined to get through this decade in a timely manner!
183.4 this morning. However, I'm still hobbling around. It feels like I'm walking on broken glass---no working out right now. I'm going to the Dr. tomorrow. A lot of us old timers are back now I guess, after a holiday break. Glad to see you back Mozzy, tefrey and all others.
I'm upset about not being able to work out! That scares me because I really think I can't lose weight without exercise. I know he will tell me to ride the recumbent bike which I guess I will have to do, though I don't like it.
On an upnote---my size 14's are getting loose and I'm now into size L tops!!!
182 today, so almost back where I was before my trip!
It's been so cold that I've been drinking way too much hot chocolate. I make it with a shot of Kahlua and no sweeteners.
Sorry to hear about your foot Cincorn, I've had a lot of problems with my ankles so I can relate. When I had my first surgery the doctor sent me to water aerobics long before I was able to walk without crutches. I know the stereotype of water aerobics is that it's too gentle to do much good, but you can actually get a pretty good workout if you set your mind to it. Swimming is also perfect for recovery.
I've not managed anything more than maintenance the last too many weeks. I was still 184 at my doctor's appointment weigh-in and saw "obesity" written in my medical history. I am pleased I seem to have established a new set point but it's time to see the 170's.
I am pleased I seem to have established a new set point but it's time to see the 170's.
