[midlife99]

I have been stuck at 132 for like 3 weeks! I need to add in the gym. I am also going to drop my carbs. I have been back and forth between 133 and 132 every day. Driving me nuts!
weighed 120 for 25 years (I'm 49)
started on med in 2015 that caused weight gain and got up to 151
med got dropped in late 2016 and I got down to 138
med dropped again (this is the lowest it will get) and I got down to 132 in early Jan 2018
I have to add in exercise (duh! I used to workout 5 days a week before I put on weight and got depressed) and drop my carbs to get back down to 118-120 and be fit again.

[fofo_bunny]

That's a nice, ol' drop Panda! And welcome, midlife! Keep at, it! And yes! As has been discussed a couple of times in this thread, I love exercise! It makes me feel better both emotionally and physically when I'm consistent, so I think you should go for it!

As for my day, my weight at the gym this afternoon bounced up to around 143 grrr. Of course, it's an afternoon weight, so tends to be a lot more variable for me than morning weights, buuuuut I did eat pretty good today and yesterday, so I can't imagine it would have gone up 2 pounds for no real reason. Still a possibility, though. And of course, I noticed some spotting and a little bit of cramping today, sooo I think I might be retaining water/bloated, even though it is not time for me to change out my Nuvaring (a type of birth control), yet. Grrr....

Unfortunately, my class that I was planning on going to at the gym tonight (BodyWorks Plus Abs) was cancelled. I didn't find out until I got to the gym, though. I did go on the elliptical, which was a bit harder than usual and did some leg lifts. It did take me longer to finish the distance on the elliptical that I wanted it to, but I finished it and that's what matters! The only way to get better is to push through the tough days.

[midlife99]

Thanks for the kudos, fofo In addition to the med I take that causes weight gain, I also have a thyroid issue and take meds for that. This morning, they added in Cytomel (T3) at 5mcg/day so I will see if that makes a difference in my metabolism and also how I feel. I have been doing the LC thing since yesterday at 3. So far I feel pretty good. I know I will start to feel the LC "flu" as the carbs leave me system, either late today or tomorrow and it will last for a few days. But THEN, history has shown me, that I will start to lose some weight. Let's hope so.

I was at 133 this morning.

[matinee88]

2/2: 132.4
2/6: 131.4
2/7: 130.6
2/9: 132.2
2/10: 130.0
2/13: 133
2/19: 137
2/20: 133
2/21: 132
2/22: 132.4
2/23: 132

[PandaCupcake]

I just started exercising this weekend and the scale jumped 3.2 lbs. 139.6 from 136.4
I am a bit sore today so I cancelled two workouts for today but will just do yoga.
I read that exercise can cause water weight gain but grrr don’t like to see the numbers going up.

[midlife99]

I am STILL at 132, lol, on my 4th day of LC BUT I dropped from 132.9 to 132.2. I am SO excited to get back in the 120's! Let's hope it is soon.

Feb-22-Day-1-132.9
Feb-23-Day-2-133.4
Feb-24-Day-3-132.6
Feb-25-Day-4-132.2

My ultimate goal is 118, but even if I get down to 122-124, I can wear some of my old jeans. Some of the smaller ones, I need to be more like 118-120.

[midlife99]

Slow but sure

Feb-22-Day-1-132.9
Feb-23-Day-2-133.4
Feb-24-Day-3-132.6
Feb-25-Day-4-132.2
Feb-26-Day-5-131.2
Feb-27-Day-6-131.2

C'mon 120's!!!

[fofo_bunny]

Slowly, but surely is right midlife! You are doing really well! I hope the new thyroid med ends up being the key (though we all know how stuff like that is usually waaaay more complicated). Just remember it takes weeks for things to get in order with thyroid switches, so don't be frustrated if stuff doesn't fix itself right away.

And good for you, Panda! I hope the exercise this week is going well too. It can definitely be frustrating as you add it in and get sore, put on a little water weight, etc. But just keep remembering that exercise is so healthy and good for you, and that muscle burns more calories than fat. And I know I'm assuming about your motivations here, but I know that for me personally, I might have a goal weight, but that weight is really just a way for me to have a numerical measurement of the way that I look and I feel. I don't actually care about the number on the scale so much as what that number represents, so if adding muscle throws off your weight, it's not actually throwing you off of your real goals, which I assume to be being healthier and looking a certain way.

As for me, I've been doing great so far this week. My weight has definitely been coming off after my time of month last weekend/early this week and I weighed in at 137.6 pounds this morning, so I officially belong in this thread now! I feel like the number on scale is currently going down really fast for me, which is exciting, but maybe a tad worrisome. It's hard to tell for sure. I have a fairly large calorie deficit that I'm working on, but that's due to exercising a fair amount. On days where I'm "on track" for eating, I generally eat around 1,500-1,600 calories. I guess I'm also not 100% sure where I actually am for how much weight I've lost over the last few weeks, as I didn't have a reliable scale at the beginning, so I might have overestimated how much I weighed. I also don't monitor calories too much over the weekends, so I do have some higher calorie days thrown in there. I'm not sure how much, but it's enough that I don't want to track it because I know it's significantly higher than what I do on weekdays and I feel kinda bad about that. Anyway, I feel good and have really started noticing an increase in energy lately, so I feel like I can't be overdoing it too much. Also, I was sitting pretty in the 140-145 range for probably 2 months, so decreasing quickly after that plateau time isn't really unreasonable, right? Anyway, I'll just keep a watch on it and adjust as needed to make sure I'm staying healthy.

[midlife99]

This is day 7 of my first week on my diet. I am down about 1.5 pounds. Between one and two. I am impatient, admittedly I want to weigh 118 yesterday. Reading the posts online keeps me going.

Feb-22-Day-1-132.9
Feb-23-Day-2-133.4
Feb-24-Day-3-132.6
Feb-25-Day-4-132.2
Feb-26-Day-5-131.2
Feb-27-Day-6-131.2
Feb-28-Day-7-131.2 (still!!!)

I will say that my keto diet does not leave me hungry at all and I feel good on it.
It's great reading your posts. fofo_bunny, PandaCupcake, matinee88 and everyone else! Thanks for being here.

[PandaCupcake]

Hi Everyone,

I’m still up at 139.6 but reminding myself that one false step and I’d be back in the 140s.
I need to stay on track- I’d love to reach 130 end of March and 120 by end of April, but that may be extreme so by end of May wouldn’t be too bad..

Anyway I am at 1000 calories for the day and may eat a snack in a few hours.

[ange82much]

Hi All, just dropping in to say HELLO!!! and i'm hoping to join you before the end of the month....

[flower1]

130.8 today - getting closer

[midlife99]

I can't believe this morning I still weigh 131.2, EXACTLY, lol. I have a very accurate digital scale and you would think it would move up or down a point o2 two but no..

Feb-22-Day-1-132.9
Feb-23-Day-2-133.4
Feb-24-Day-3-132.6
Feb-25-Day-4-132.2
Feb-26-Day-5-131.2
Feb-27-Day-6-131.2
Feb-28-Day-7-131.2 (still!!!)
Mar-1-Day-8-131.2

[fofo_bunny]

Hey Ange! I look forward to seeing you super soon!

As for you, flower, nice work! And midlife, keep at it! Though that is really ridiculous. My weight always fluctuates a fair amount. I don't think I've ever had the same exact weight 2 days in a row, let alone 4!

Anyway, I just got back from the gym and I had a pretty good workout. I went to a weightlifting class (BodyWorks Plus Abs), then did 3 miles on the elliptical afterward and I'm eating a late post-workout dinner of cottage cheese, asiago bread, and scrambled eggs right now. I've been feeling good and weight was actually down a little more this morning, but I ate quite a few carbs today as I'm trying to clean out leftovers, but after dinner my calories will still be fairly low for the workout I did (at ~1300 intake), so I might add a little more, though I don't feel hungry. I'm sure my weight will pop up a bit over the weekend, cause I probably won't be exercising and I don't plan to watch my calorie intake, though I will try to monitor my portion sizes, which is a HUGE downfall of mine. That and sweet tooth, which has actually been very under control lately. Woohoo!

[PandaCupcake]

Hi all,

It’s good to read you’ve been doing well

I’ve been at 137.4 past couple days. It helps that I haven’t dined out much lately so it’s easier to estimate calories. I track calories, protein, and carbs.

I really need to start drinking more water daily but didn’t want to start everything all at once, so oh well.