wfonseca:
Hmmm. Well, a lot of people swear by monthly weigh-ins, because they can't take the ups and downs of daily weigh-ins. I've been weighing in daily for so long that... I really tend to take small increases and decreases in stride. Which isn't to say that I don't get frustrated with small increases, but... I always try to remind myself that none of us gained this weight in a completely linear fashion... and we won't lose it that way, either!
When you say you "ate a little more," did you take into account how much more sodium you took in? Because eating a "little bit more" of something that has tonnes of sodium in it can make the scale react as though you've eaten a LOT more. A 230 calorie bag of chips makes my body, and the scale, react as though I ate an entire cake. Or cow. I get very bloated with sodium!
iwannalose:
Well, for the first few weeks of the weight-loss efforts, most people lose a significantly higher amount of weight, just because the body's in a bit of shock. From my experiences, though, the body tends to do its damnedest to level out and stay at a constant number.
But it's a journey and not a sprint! Just keep plugging away at it, and the numbers may go down SLOWLY, but as long as they're still heading down, what have you got to worry about!?
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CONGRATS!!!
Just keep swimming...!
s200n:
Ahhh, a fellow Canadian who feels my cold and snowy pain!
The motivation really does die at this time of year, doesn't it!?
I know it sucks not to see a loss after that week, but... look at what you just did! You more or less maintained for a whole week! I know it doesn't seem like something worth celebrating when you're dying for a loss, but... it would have been VERY easy for you to drop everything and allow yourself to gain. And the fact that you're working hard enough to not allow that to happen... it tells me that you're gonna keep at it until you hit that 139. And we'll all be here to celebrate with you when you do!
bablou:
You've got a really healthy view of getting down into the 130s, and I think it's fabulous that you want to get there slowly, and STAY there, instead of racing down to it with a crash diet, then feeling crushed when it doesn't stay off! Kudos to you!
Jade:
Of COURSE, jump in!
The more the merrier! Good luck with all of your goals!
Lisa:
I agree with Jade... I believe in a set point... to a point. I think that there are threads on this forum where people talk about making it to a size 2, and how they've "never been there." Well, maybe some day they will. But as for ME... my ribcage alone would not fit into something that's a size 2, even if there wasn't a millimeter of fat on it! Everyones' bodies are different, and it's unrealistic to expect that there is a perfect size, or a perfect number.
I don't necessarily think that there's a specific, and only ONE number that you're SUPPOSED to be at, just.. a number that you can maintain healthily at. If you get down to a goal weight where you're eating 1,200-1,400 calories a day consistently and getting exercise in, and you're STILL having trouble maintaining at all... then maybe it's time to reconsider what's a healthy, manageable weight for your body.
I think it's possible that at ALMOST 5'4" (5'3" and 3/4, lol)... my body could function happily and healthily at 130 or so. But I don't want to force myself to that point as a GOAL weight, if I'm not sure whether it's manageable or not. So, instead I shoot a bit higher, and figure... I'll reevaluate logically once I get down to that weight. What it comes right down to is that... the number itself means very little to me. It's how I look and feel when I get there, you know?
Me:
GOD, am I ever full of rambles today, eh? I'll try to be a little more succinct here.
Alright, so I had a weekend filled with tonnes of beer, greasy drunken 3 am pizza, morning-after hangover breakfasts of bacon, eggs, homefries and buttery toast, and.... I am neither surprised nor overly dismayed to discover that I'd gained a pound. Honestly, if I hadn't, I would've had to go out and buy a new scale.
I don't really regret any of it, I had a festive, and awesomely drunken BLAST with my friends down in Toronto, and I'd do it again!
So from
141.6, I'm back up to
142.6, a number I greet with a shrug, and a "Yeah, that sounds about right."
I'm being very realistic with the holiday season, and am aiming for a loss of a pound a week until the week of Valentine's day. A very relaxed schedule, but I'm not heart-brokenly crushed with my weight or appearance right now, so... losing slowly and steadily sounds good to me!
Schedule:
Week 1 (Dec 13-19): 144 lbs
Week 2 (Dec 20-26): 143 lbs
Week 3 (Dec 27-Jan 2): 142 lbs
Week 4 (Jan 3-9): 141 lbs
I'm already at 142.6, so. Ahead of schedule, huzzah.
