I talked to my weight loss coach tonight. We had our usual weekly appointment on Thurs night. I did something that is kind of freaking me out-I gave her the password for my fitbit account so she can read my online food/activity/sleep journal. I thought about it for a few days before I decided to do that but I knew that if she could read it I would think twice about everything I put in my mouth. We came up with some goals to try to get me below 220. We'll see if it works.
Petra - I've been wondering about you and how the Fitbit is going??
hello to Newleaf - hope things are going well with you (saw on the chat thread that you had lots of tests, I'm hoping they went ok, and I'll check in back there to see if you post any updates)
hello to everyone else, and hope you are all making progress on your April goals!
I made it all the way down to 221.8, practically spitting distance of the 2-teens, and of course, I bounced back up. Why does that happen to so many people when they are about to move a decade??? In my case, I think it's related to starting to work out again, a lot of people seem to experience a gain when they add exercise to the routine and in my case, after almost a month away due to illness, it was practically like adding it from scratch. Finally saw some downward progress today, so hopefully, I'll be at least close to my ticker weight by Saturday WI.
I still like my fitbit. Talked to my weight loss coach tonight. I gave her my password to my fitbit site so she could look at my info. She suspects it is overestimating my activity and she is probably right. I think I'm only going to start entering real exercise and otherwise let it just estimate off my steps for the day. I still haven't cracked the 220 marke either. She made some suggestions about adjusting my diet a little this week-a little more protein, a little less carbs and see if that will tip the balance because I"m otherwise doing pretty good.
I posted this another challenge thread, but since I just turned 40, I can hang out here.
For April
SW 149
CW 142
GW 141
I'm tempted to change my goal, but I think I'll leave it be. Especially since my weightloss has stalled for the last few days. I hope I survive the weekend.
I am down a 1.4 lbs since the March challenge, so I want to keep the momentum. I am going to go with an exercise goal this time. Walking outside or treadmill 5 out of 7 days every week. I'm at 4 days this week so far. I also realeased the bookworm avatar for a real face!
I adjusted my ticker upwards - I know a lot of people don't, but I hate looking at it and knowing that it's wrong. So if I'm up by more than 1 lb on my official WI day (Saturday), up it goes. And up it went this week. Bleargh. I am very motivated to get it back down to my low of 221.8 and beyond.
Hope everyone is doing well sticking to their goals!
Day late and a dollar short, but here I is. I signed up on another roup to try to get to 214 by the end of the month, but my weigh in day is actually Sunday, so that would make it May 2. I am hoping against hope that I can lose those 4 more lbs in 2 more weeks...without being dragged around the yard! I am way off plan for exercise, but guess it doesn't matter if I walk, ride the bicycle or do heavy lifting...activity is activity. I actually went for a walk today just to get out and about for a bit. Did about 10 blocks, round trip, but our blocks are big. Buffalo Bill had them designed wide so a team and wagon could turn easily. True story, silly Barb for trying to get every extra inch.
Barb
P.S. to Petra-I am thinking perhaps your stall has been caused by too much work stress, seriously and maybe you'll get a woosh pretty soon now that work is getting smoother. Crossing my fingers for you, twin!
Last edited by angelskeep; 04-19-2010 at 08:09 PM.
Well, I've made it to 169.5. Let's hope I don't go back into the 170's. That has been my goal this month to stay in the 160's, no matter if it is 169 or 160.
Okay, my goal, for the remainder of the month, is mostly Attitude Adjustment ~ to get centered, find a somewhat happy starting place, gather my wits , and let my fear go. Let my expectations from past attempts go, forget them, forget my past attempts/failures/successes.... focus on my Forties Perimenopausal Needs, what are they? Decorate my thoughts with more visions of happy home and happy hobbies instead of dreaded mind loops of hunger/failure/fat/doom.... ahhh... no... think POSITIVE> I CAN DO THIS ! I am going to try to meditate on THE SLENDER ME , and have patience to become her, and cultivate her lifestyle. My plan is to fall in love with health, with fruits and exercise , even more than before. To STOP fantasy of food decadence, and replace it with sensuality of loose-fitting draping clothes and ecstacy of a comfortable slender body. Visualize ! A lot on my To Do list for the April Challenge !
You can do this; we're rooting for you! 
