okay, here's mine. Before I started keeping track I had already lost aprox. 20 lbs.
09/19/02-09/30/02 -9 (started keeping track in the middle of the month)
10/01/02-10/31/02 -13
11/01/02-11/30/02 -14
12/01/02-12/31/03 -17
01/01/03-01/31/03 -16
02/01/03-02/28/03 -13
03/01/03-03/31/03 -12
04/01/03-04/31/03 -12
05/01/03-05/31/03 -11
06/01/03-06/30/03 -5
07/01/03-07/31/03 -8
08/01/03-08/31/03 -7
09/01/03-09/30/03 -6
10/01/03-10/31/03 -4
I hit goal of 150 lbs. on 10/29/03 (officially recorded at my regular weekly weigh-in on 11/03/03). Since then I have taken off a little bit more (10-15 lbs. depending on the day) and have pretty much stabilized.
Well that was fun, thanks Sarah! Now who else wants to share??
Beverly
Amy Jo, I LOVE doing HIIT! I feel so energized afterwards -- MUCH more than when I do the steady rate/LSD (long slow distance) cardio. And doing the slower pace for longer I just find soooo boring, so I'm less likely to do it. If I can just get in, hit it hard and keep it interesting, and then get out, I like it a lot better. Also, I LOVE the parts about burning more calories in less time, having your metabolism raised for a sustained period after you're done, the cardiovascular benefit, and the increased percentage of subcutaneous fat loss! I'm so happy I learned about it -- and I can't wait to hear how you like it too! Let me know how it works out for you....
Sarah, I read the article and have a question for you- and anyone else who'd want to speculate.
Where do you think weights fit into the equation? I'd love to try HIIT- but I don't think I can afford the time to go back to the gym twice in a day, especially when I start school again. Do you think it'd be counterproductive to weight lift first thing, with no food? I feel like I need a steadier plan here, but I'm not sure where to go !
Well that was fun, thanks Sarah! Now who else wants to share??
Beverly
Beverly, I thank you SO MUCH for sharing that info with us -- I'd secretly hoped you would do it, but I didn't want to call you out! I am so impressed with your loss. Did you ever post any synopsis of your program or recap of your experience? If so, could you tell me where you did that so I can check it out? I really have such respect for you, and for your amazing effort and achievement -- and I'd love to read, learn, absorb, and get inspired by more!
I have to say, seeing those numbers is so MOTIVATING!!!! Talk about a kick in the tooshie!!
Sarah, I read the article and have a question for you- and anyone else who'd want to speculate.
Where do you think weights fit into the equation? I'd love to try HIIT- but I don't think I can afford the time to go back to the gym twice in a day, especially when I start school again. Do you think it'd be counterproductive to weight lift first thing, with no food? I feel like I need a steadier plan here, but I'm not sure where to go !
I'll look into it to confirm, but off the top of my head, I'd say the best thing would be to do the HIIT on the off days if you have time to go to the gym that frequently, or, if you're doing it on the same day as weights, eat first -- otherwise your weight training will suffer bigtime and you won't have what you need to build the muscle. I'll get back to you tomorrow about it.
Since you guys are interested in HIIT, here is another link to a good discussion of it at a site that I like -- they have a really good and active message board for people who weight train.
hi,
the cardio machines (lifefitness) at the Y have a programme called hill. it allows you to do this kind of interval training. the treadmill goes up and down for the hills and i jog the segments when it it flat, so although i'm always going pretty all out, walking the hills does give me a little breather. it starts with a warmup segment, then the hils get progressively higher for three reps (high, flat, higher, flat, highest, flat) then repeat for three more, then there is the cooldown. on the crosstrainer i just keep to the same rpms throughout and instead of the machine moving up and down the resistance goes up to simulate hills (otherwise it's the exact same programme).
i find i improve alot faster this way and sweat alot!
well that's what i do if it helps
gen
7/14/03 317 (and 8 weeks preggo)
2/3/04 305 (just before delivering my son)
2/6/04 295 (released from the hospital)
4/2/04 289.5
4/13/04 285.5
4/27/04 279
5/9/04 276
5/24/04 271.5
6/8/04 269
6/20/04 269
For the rest of July and Aug. I've pretty much fluctuated between 267 and 264
8/16/04 262.5
I will admit that I haven't given 100% on this journey and I'm in no way embarrassed about my loss I could reporting a 32.5 pound gain instead and I'm also down over 50 pounds from a year ago. I've known for a really long time that I would have to make changes for the rest of my life. Some changes have been easier than others but the point is I'm still changing and I'm sure that if I were giving this weight loss effort 100% then I would be seeing a greater loss than just about a pound a week loss. So I will take whatever loss I may have gladly knowing that I don't weigh close to 300 anymore and I can carry both my children from the car up a couple steps on my porch, juggle them around to fit a key in the door and carry them in my house without getting winded and William now weighs close to 19 pounds with Lilly around 25. (I'll step off my soap box now )
Ooooh Sarah!!! I did HIIT today on the elliptical machine for 30 minutes-- and I feel FANTASTIC!! I did 5 min warm up,** then 1 min as fast as I could go (about 220 strides per min) then 2 min regular (about 110 strides per min) ** repeat from ** for 21 more mins, then 4 min cool down. I may not have done enough *high*, but still--the machine said I burned 322 cals! It was about 2.8 miles when I was finished, so I feel pretty good about it! Do you have any tips/tweaks to add/subtract from this? I also did a circut of the weight machines just to be safe! (arms and legs) My legs were all noodly when I left! Thanks for encouraging us to try this Sarah!!
Great information!! I want to start doing cardio that way!! 
I am so impressed with your loss. Did you ever post any synopsis of your program or recap of your experience? If so, could you tell me where you did that so I can check it out? I really have such respect for you, and for your amazing effort and achievement -- and I'd love to read, learn, absorb, and get inspired by more! 
