February Weigh-In Thread
 

Hey guys! Welcome to another monthly weigh-in thread!
Where are you now?
Goal?
Ultimate goal weight?
Exercise goals?

January 31st: 120.4 lbs (lighter scale)
Goal: maintain at 120 lbs (118-122 lbs)
Ultimate: according to this "monitor your weight" app I have, it's saying 112 lbs. Hah!
Exercise: 5 days week, run for 45 minutes or 4 miles, Insanity/P90x, one body part per day weights, calories at 1300-1600 depending on exercise, net 1000

Or, just put your daily weight :)

I'm in. Hope to lose 4 pounds and get closer to healthy BMI.

2/01 ~ 149.0
2/02 ~ No W/I
2/03 ~ No W/I

Thanks for starting this, Jen. I'm totally in! I'll be right back - the checkbook hasn't been balanced since the 15th, so I kinda hafta do that first. :D

Originally Posted by JenFZ09:
Hey guys! Welcome to another monthly weigh-in thread!
Where are you now?
Goal?
Ultimate goal weight?
Exercise goals?

January 31st: 120.4 lbs (lighter scale)
Goal: maintain at 120 lbs (118-122 lbs)
Ultimate: according to this "monitor your weight" app I have, it's saying 112 lbs. Hah!
Exercise: 5 days week, run for 45 minutes or 4 miles, Insanity/P90x, one body part per day weights, calories at 1300-1600 depending on exercise, net 1000

Or, just put your daily weight :)

Where I am now is at 113.4. I'm really happy with this number because I was at 113.9 two weeks ago, before hubby's vacation, when there was much eating and merriment! :carrot:

My goal for this month is modest, and the same as every other month: two pounds, at half a pound a week.

I don't really have an ultimate goal weight, other than stopping before I get to a BMI of 18.4. I'll quit when I stop having a major gut and flabby thighs, to put it quite bluntly. :o

Exercise goals: I normally use exercise to get to my one-half pound loss for the week, if I have to. If I see I'm not making progress towards it fast enough, out comes the running, the treadmill, and the DDR.

Also, I'd like to figure out a way to incorporate yoga videos, even though we don't have wireless here (we're hard-wired, to avoid the RF). I can download them, or even just watch them and play them back later, but it's a hassle, because I don't have an iPad or a smartphone. Maybe I can buy a nice long yoga DVD with a month's worth of daily poses on it or something.

Best of luck to everyone in their endeavors! :)

2/01 ~ 149.0

2/1/15 121.4 lbs
I ate 1800 calories on Friday and didn't exercise, was 120.4 lbs on Saturday, ate 1200 and netted 800 after exercise, and woke up a lb heavier today. I did increase my water consumption.yesterday after getting a new app, to 8 cups. Hmmm. There have been a few times when I have eaten more and lost, but I'm too paranoid of gaining weight to test this!

Originally Posted by JenFZ09:
2/1/15 121.4 lbs
I ate 1800 calories on Friday and didn't exercise, was 120.4 lbs on Saturday, ate 1200 and netted 800 after exercise, and woke up a lb heavier today. I did increase my water consumption.yesterday after getting a new app, to 8 cups. Hmmm. There have been a few times when I have eaten more and lost, but I'm too paranoid of gaining weight to test this!

You are in the zone! :)

GOAL: 120 lbs on my "heavier scale" (118lbs-122 lbs)
2/1/15 121.4 lbs (lighter scale-PA)
2/2/15 121.9 lbs (on the scale that reads a lb heavier-NY) Day 2 with the FitBit Charge HR (it gets really happy when you reach 10,000 steps, hah!)
2/3/15 121.5 lbs (15,000 steps, shoveled 1/2 hr, weights 1/2 hr)
2/4/15 121.9 lbs

Good luck Sum & Jen!

Hit 135 today, goal is 130 by end of Feb :)

Originally Posted by Oneten:
Good luck Sum & Jen!

Hit 135 today, goal is 130 by end of Feb :)

Good luck! :)

Because I joined a "Five Pound Challenge," I decided to weigh myself this morning, which I normally wouldn't do after a couple of "Up Days." So my first number for February is 118.5! But this is "food baby" weight, so I'm hoping it will go away quickly. I did exercise this afternoon, with an hour walking and reading on the treadmill, and some nice, slow yoga/stretching after.

1/31/15 - 113.4
2/2/15 - 118.5 (probably wasn't helped by the "meatloaf three ways," including fried! :D)

You have to live once in a while. I had Cracker Barrel on Sunday (and then walked another four miles for good measure....hah)
I'm sure you will quickly lose the 5 lbs. :)

2/01 ~ 149.0
2/02 ~ No W/I
2/03 ~ No W/I

Originally Posted by JenFZ09:
You have to live once in a while. I had Cracker Barrel on Sunday (and then walked another four miles for good measure....hah)
I'm sure you will quickly lose the 5 lbs. :)

You are totally beating me on the treadmill. I probably do a mile or a mile and a half - in an hour! My speed is stunningly slow, lol. I was thinking about making it faster, but that might interfere with my reading. :cool:

1/31/15 - 113.4
2/2/15 - 118.5
2/3/15 - 116.6

Feb 3 128

UP 2 from 4 days of eating out. I'm back home now, and I'm going to give this month a good effort.

I love the treadmill for that reason....reading, music, or tv entertainment :)

I hope to lose 2-3 lbs this month. That's a reasonable goal for me since I'm only doing this through calculating calories. It's a small goal towards looking better for my wedding in the summer. :D Will weigh in every Sunday.

S/W: 106 lbs
G/W: 103 lbs

Feb 3 128
Feb 4 126.5

Originally Posted by kifli:
Feb 3 128
Feb 4 126.5

Great loss Kifli! You're so close :)

Originally Posted by kifli:
Feb 3 128
Feb 4 126.5

Great progress - congrats! :yay:

1/31/15 - 113.4
2/2/15 - 118.5
2/3/15 - 116.6
2/4/15 - 116.2

Thank you, guys. I had a 'goodbye' dinner at a restaurant, with a friend who just got married and is now moving back to California. My weight may be back up tomorrow.

Feb 3 128
Feb 4 126.5
Feb 5 126

Maybe there is something to eating slow (as in some European countries). I had a very large, high calorie dinner, and ate it over 3 hrs of time (it was a goodbye dinner for a dear friend who is moving). I went to bed late, and actually felt hungry again, but didn't eat. Down today which is totally unexpected. That, or "hunger works", inspired by Hungerwerks :)

GOAL: 120 lbs on my "heavier scale" (118lbs-122 lbs)
2/1/15 121.4 lbs (lighter scale-PA)
2/2/15 121.9 lbs (on the scale that reads a lb heavier-NY) Day 2 with the FitBit Charge HR (it gets really happy when you reach 10,000 steps, hah!)
2/3/15 121.5 lbs (15,000 steps, shoveled 1/2 hr, weights 1/2 hr)
2/4/15 121.9 lbs
2/5/15 121.8 lbs
2/6/15 122.4 lbs 1/2 slice pizza yesterday and gained
2/7/15 120.8 lbs (LS)..had ice cream yesterday (1/2 a waffle cone, baskin robbins new valentine's flavor..lost weight, go figure)
2/8/15 120.2 lbs (LS) ran three miles
2/9/15 120.6 lbs

Originally Posted by kifli:
Feb 3 128
Feb 4 126.5
Feb 5 126

Maybe there is something to eating slow (as in some European countries). I had a very large, high calorie dinner, and ate it over 3 hrs of time (it was a goodbye dinner for a dear friend who is moving). I went to bed late, and actually felt hungry again, but didn't eat. Down today which is totally unexpected. That, or "hunger works", inspired by Hungerwerks :)

Good going! I've been reading a book by Geneen Roth (God, Women, and Food) and she talks about what you did, calling it "mindful eating."

Thanks for the kind words, btw. :) Reminds me of one of things I tell myself when I've had my calories for the day and those pangs hit: "Hunger is fat leaving the body!" :wave: (That's me waving 'good-bye' to my fat!)

1/31/15 - 113.4
2/2/15 - 118.5
2/3/15 - 116.6
2/4/15 - 116.2
2/5/15 - 115.4
2/6/15 - 114.8
2/7/15 - 112.8 After a couple hours of walking/jogging and a couple more hours of chores, lol. Did not make week's weight-loss goal (half pound loss for the week) until after one in the afternoon! Saturday is my cut-off, make-or-break day! :) Thinking of only going for 112.5 next week, so I can be shooting for actual half pounds on the scale, and not "off" amounts like .4 or .8. Good excuse, eh? :D

S/W: 106 lbs
C/W: 105.1 lbs -0.9
G/W: 103 lbs

I've come to the conclusion that I don't lose weight in the scale sense but in the body fat sense. I bought three pairs of size zero jeans yesterday. I think this is more than good enough. It would be nice for scale numbers to go down, but this is fine.

Originally Posted by JenFZ09:
I've come to the conclusion that I don't lose weight in the scale sense but in the body fat sense. I bought three pairs of size zero jeans yesterday. I think this is more than good enough. It would be nice for scale numbers to go down, but this is fine.

You do you! I'm at 113, at 5'2", and still teetering between an 8 and a 6. :dizzy:

I have to accept that if you lift heavy weights all the time, you will have muscle and low body fat, but a higher weight. It still does make me crazy though!

113 lbs is great. Nice :)

Originally Posted by JenFZ09:
I have to accept that if you lift heavy weights all the time, you will have muscle and low body fat, but a higher weight. It still does make me crazy though!

113 lbs is great. Nice :)

Thank you! And I don't lift weights all at, so what you're saying makes sense.

Oh, dear... I'm back again!

I'm an old-timer around here. I come and go as the scale goes up and down. :o Hope you don't mind me joining in, as I am definitely up!

2/9: 134.8

Originally Posted by thesame7lbs:
Oh, dear... I'm back again!

I'm an old-timer around here. I come and go as the scale goes up and down. :o Hope you don't mind me joining in, as I am definitely up!

2/9: 134.8

So many can relate to your story, including me. Glad you're here! :)

Originally Posted by thesame7lbs:
Oh, dear... I'm back again!

I'm an old-timer around here. I come and go as the scale goes up and down. :o Hope you don't mind me joining in, as I am definitely up!

2/9: 134.8

Welcome TS7L! :)

GOAL: 120 lbs on my "heavier scale" (118lbs-122 lbs)
2/1/15 121.4 lbs (lighter scale-PA)
2/2/15 121.9 lbs (on the scale that reads a lb heavier-NY) Day 2 with the FitBit Charge HR (it gets really happy when you reach 10,000 steps, hah!)
2/3/15 121.5 lbs (15,000 steps, shoveled 1/2 hr, weights 1/2 hr)
2/4/15 121.9 lbs
2/5/15 121.8 lbs
2/6/15 122.4 lbs 1/2 slice pizza yesterday and gained
2/7/15 120.8 lbs (LS)..had ice cream yesterday (1/2 a waffle cone, baskin robbins new valentine's flavor..lost weight, go figure)
2/8/15 120.2 lbs (LS) ran three miles
2/9/15 120.6 lbs
2/10/15 120. lbs
2/11/15 121.1 lbs
2/12/15 121.8 lbs
2/13/14 122.1 lbs

Feb 3 128
Feb 4 126.5
Feb 5 126
Feb 10 127.5 My tastes buds really enjoyed their trip to San Francisco :/

2/9: 134.8
2/10: 132.4

That's better! Got the water-weight out of the way... now on to the real stuff!

Hunger and OneTen, thanks for the warm welcome!

Kifli, jealous of your trip to SF! Such a beautiful city... and so much good food!

Originally Posted by kifli:
Feb 3 128
Feb 4 126.5
Feb 5 126
Feb 10 127.5 My tastes buds really enjoyed their trip to San Francisco :/

And you lost 1/2 a pound! :carrot:

Originally Posted by thesame7lbs:
2/9: 134.8
2/10: 132.4

That's better! Got the water-weight out of the way... now on to the real stuff!

Hunger and OneTen, thanks for the warm welcome!

Kifli, jealous of your trip to SF! Such a beautiful city... and so much good food!

I'm definitely in my "water weight" stage this early in the week. I only compare my end-of-the-week weight with the previous week's final weight (from Saturday), and go for a half-pound loss based on that. I guess we all have our own special systems! :D

1/31/15 - 113.4
2/2/15 - 118.5 (this is what I get for weighing myself after two "Up Days," which were 3000 calories or more EACH - food baby of over 5 lbs! :eek: But that's actually typical, and will be dispatched.)
2/3/15 - 116.6
2/4/15 - 116.2
2/5/15 - 115.4
2/6/15 - 114.8
2/7/15 - 112.8 (lots of walking/jogging/chores to get to this, lol.)
2/10/15 - 116.3
2/11/15 - 115.8

Feb 3 128
Feb 4 126.5
Feb 5 126
Feb 10 127.5
Feb 11 127

2/9: 134.8
2/10: 132.4
2/11: 132.2