2% Body Weight Challenge #2!
 

Here are the rules. The fastest to shed 2 % of their body weight wins. To calculate 2 % just multiply .02 with your body weight and round off to the nearest .2 lbs.

Good luck everyone!

SW 163.6
-3.2 (2%)
GW 160.4

Let's go!

Holy Moley... you were FASSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTT Mothermavis! Yeah for you!!!


Ok...
SW 248.5
2% = 5 lbs
GW 243.5

That was fast!! Congrats Mothermavis! :)
5 lbs it is.
SW:256.8
GW: 251.8

congrats!

I was up to 253.0 this morning from Denny's food sat so I am going to put down the same starting weight as before as I am sure I will be flushing this water soon.

249.4 * .02 = 5.0

sw:249.4
gw:244.4

My weight as of this morning was 285.0, which is 1.6 down from just a couple days ago...progress! 285 x .02 = 5.7, so I will round it off to 5.8 pounds.

SW: 285
CW: 285
GW: 279.2

Aw thanks ladies. Trying to get back on track! So far so good. :D

Ooh, I like this challenge!

SW: 209.4
2% = 4.2
GW: 205.2

Congrats mothermavis! I'm in again:

SW: 152.75
2% of SW = 3.0 lbs
GW: 149.75

SW 248.5
2% = 5 lbs
CW 246.5 (-2) cool.. almost 1% down the 1st day YAY! :) fever water loss.
GW 243.5

SW 163.6
CW 163.0
GW 160.4

Thanks Tuscany!

Sw: 256.8
Cw: 257.0 :(
Gw: 251.8

awww dont be sad onlybelieve if you have been OP all it can be is water fluctuations!

sw:249.4
cw:250.8
gw:244.4

Hello all, I weighed at 149.6 lbs this morning, so 3 lbs it is. Congrats again to mothermavis.

SW : 149.6 lbs
CW : 149.6 lbs
GW : 146.9 lbs

Here is a question for everybody? Was the last challenge too fast? Should we go with 3 % or 4 %? A percentage a little higher would still make it a short term challenge while water weight flucuations would have less of an impact.

What do you think?

Tuscany - What diet/plan are you following? You seem to be on a roll while my weight loss is slow. I might be overdoing the exercise and that's not a bad thing - I need to become more fit - but still I am curious as to how I could tweak things to my advantage.

Sw 163.6
Cw 162.2
Gw 160.4

SW 248.5
CW 247.5 (-1lb .4% lol)
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GW 243.5

Sw 149.6 lbs
Cw 149.8 lbs TOM
Gw 146.6 lbs

Woohoo!

Sometimes I'm on a roll...sometimes I'm slow! On average I've been losing 1.5lbs per week. To me that's a good rate, since I'm 55. I'm counting calories. I stick to 1,200 per day. I try to get a fair bit of protein and I don't eat any refined carbs. I also power walk at least 5km-6km per day, plus a 20 minute workout (weights) every other day, plus a daily 30 minute bike ride.

Moving in the wrong direction this morning:

SW: 152.75
A14: 153.00
GW: 149.75

Sw157.2
(3.2)
Gw154

I love it, Tuscany. This is similar to what I have been doing. I need to walk more and perhaps count calories more religiously, but so far when I counted them, it only showed me that I tend to eat less than I should. That being said, I was with family and friends lately and there were certainly a few indulgences.

My weight loss has been somewhat stiffled but I have been losing inches and gaining muscles. I did a long hike on Sunday and my muscles are still ridiculously sore/inflammed. Totally worth it, see what your neighbour province has to offer.

No change from yesterday but today I'm going to do GREAT!

Sw: 256.8
Cw: 257.0
Gw: 251.8

Sw 337.8
Gw 331

Mothermaivis is making me awfully jealous!! Time to really bust my butt here!! Congrats:)

Matisse that does look totally worth the soreness!

sw:249.4
cw:249.8 (I'm getting back down finally)
gw:244.4

Matisse: How beautiful! I've been to Quebec a few times, but always on business...which means Montreal and Quebec City. I love the restaurants in Montreal (so I'm staying away from there right now :)) and I love walking in QC (great exercise).

Slow going for me in this challenge...I'm now back to where I was on Monday:

SW: 152.75
CW: 152.50
GW: 149.75

Wrong direction here
Sw 157.2
Cw 159.8
Gw 154

woo hoo!! finally going down again.

Sw: 256.8
Cw: 255.6
Gw: 251.8

Sw 149.6 lbs
Cw 150.4 lbs 1st day of period
Gw 146.6 lbs

I hope that a steep downward awaits me tomorrow.

Hello hello! Finally got rid of the rest of the water weight from dennys and saw a new low!

sw: 249.4
cw: 248.6 (-0.8)
gw: 244.4

Hi all!
Sw..247
Cw 243
Gw 238

Staying at start weight for now, but hey- could be worse! Hoping to get to Zumba tonight! I feel so great after Zumba- wish the classes could happen at the times that were perfect for me! Lol a busy life really makes it hard to get to organized classes- I should look into DVDs.. But it's just not the same!!

Pixicat- you really blew away that water weight from Denny's- yay you!

Sw 163.6
Cw 161.6
Gw 160.4

Mtnmama, don't know if you have a Wii? They have a Zumba game for Wii too. Come to think of it, I should dig mine out! I keep thinking about joining the gym, but hard to justify when I have so much crap at home. I need to use it!

A slight gain this morning. I'm now back to where I started, and feeling like a yo-yo...aagghh!

SW: 152.75
CW: 152.75
GW: 149.75

Sw..247.4
Cw 242.0
Gw 238

Sw 149.6 lbs
Cw 150.2 lbs 2nd day of period
Gw 146.6 lbs

Hoping for the whoosh to come any day now!

It's strange. I left my condo at 150.0 lbs and I weighed in higher yesterday after two weeks of extensive efforts. I did not eat enough at the beginning of those two weeks (around 800 cal.). I counted calories precisely three days after that I ate around 1000-1200 cal.. It helped with energy during exercise and I stopped feeling so dizzy. I ate in that range on most days, but ate more at others without going over the top. I completed long hilly bike rides under hot weather (more than 40 km). I hiked a mountain ( a six hour workout). My lowest weight was 148.8 lbs and I hope I will be able to be under that this week.

In my twenties, I used to follow the Scarsdale Diet. My weight could fluctuate between 138 and 124 in two weeks - that is 14 lbs in two weeks, weight that I lost in the healthy BMI range the whole time. I did it several times and I know it was mostly water weight (from binging), but still it was so much fun to see the scale move by 2, 1 or .5 lbs every day.

It is surreal to me to lose at such a slow pace, but then I look at myself and I am losing inches, building strong leg muscles and my abdomen looks so more well defined. But seriously, I never knew it took SO much effort to lose weight. I have so much admiration for you gals who have been doing this for months or years.

Sorry, I needed to share my frustrations a bit. ;-)

Sw: 256.8
Cw: 255.2
Gw: 251.8

Sw 157.2
Cw 159.2
Gw 154

holding steady at the moment, but my legs are sore so maybe I'll be down tomorrow :)

sw:249.4
cw:248.6
gw:244.4

Sw 337.8
Cw 335.6
Gw 331

Inching my way down!

Matisse: I understand the frustration- but I know all that hard work is benefiting you for sure! The scale will surprise you soon with a whoosh I'm sure. Back when I was working out hardcore and weighed a lot less I remember holding on to a lot of weight- then after a day off from strenuous work... Whoosh! Lost 2 pounds or more. Could it be possible that your body needs a rest day- or a few more calories on days when you are really busting your butt hiking and whatnot! Don't be making yourself dizzy!!!
;)

Yeah, I definitely got more calories when I was hiking and I started eating more (around 1200 cal.) two weeks ago which resolved the dizziness almost completely. Since then, I feel healthier and I have more energy.

Thanks for your answer. It was what I needed. I expected slow weight loss at some point, but later and closer to goal. I am the exact same weight as on July 26 th(a Friday too), so week 2, 3 and 4 have been a draw on the scale, but surely TOM must be masking some slow progress. :crossed:

Thanks again and congrats on your 2.2 lbs overnight drop!! That's called a whoosh, I believe! :woohoo: