First - congrats to all in our group - we seem to be marching along at a pretty good pace on this journey!
I am so happy to report that I have officially passed the milestone of 'down 50 lbs' -- I had my official WI today - made it to this point a week later than my mini goal, but this is a meaningful achievement all the same!!! My original goal weight when I joined IP was 190 - I picked that goal because I could not imagine losing 90 lbs (the loss I needed to get to my dream weight of 150). Instead I backed off to a 50 lb loss as my goal. So now I have made it past that initial goal weight. YAY!!! After the first month on IP I set a new goal weight of 150 lbs and you see that on my ticker -- it was so easy to stay OP that I felt like I really could achieve my dream weight after all. And now I have only 37 more to lose to make that dream goal. 37 more lbs seems so doable these days.... but I cannot forget -- it couldn't seem that way without the support of this forum. Thanks to everyone for cheering me on and helping me stay positive on this journey!! :cloud9: |
Congrats on hitting 50 a and you're SO CLOSE!! :)
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After two great weeks, it was bound to happen. Down .2 this week :(.
Part of me is disappointed, as I'd still really like to get to onederland by Christmas. But another part is really okay with it. For the last week or so I feel like many of my body parts have turned to loose jello with too much skin. I am hoping that somewhat slower losses might allow my body to adjust and not just sag. Its not too much of a problem now as winter clothes cover a lot, so I hope someof thos flab goes away before spring! |
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Like you, I am finding the saggy skin to be a bit frightening. My batwings are particularly aggravating... I was looking at before and after pics of arm lift procedures on a plastic surgery site last week.... if my skin does not recoup some of it's tone, and strength training does not fill out some of the looseness with muscle, I may decide to go for that procedure. Before doing that, though, I think there are some radio frequency treatments like Thermage that are non invasive. I am willing to investigate various approaches and find something I can afford that will help to tighten up the affected skin. |
I would be willing to think about something non invasive for the skin...I have quite a bit, but not sure that I want to do any surgery. My arms are bad but I will wait till the end and see what fllls back in. :dizzy::dizzy:
I am very close to breaking out of the 220's. Not thinking this week, but hopefully it will be my Christmas miracle. Lol. It has been years! |
Good morning July-ers!
I had another rough weigh-in this morning, the scale was up almost 2 pounds. The stats showed fat went down and muscle went up, and my coach went over my diary - no concerns on her end. And they are closed next week so I'll go 2 weeks before weighing in again. I'm having a really tough time with this. This is the second time in 3 weeks the scale went up. My coach said I'm getting too hung up on the # on the scale, and maybe I am. But it's hard to watch that scale go UP! I feel like post-Thanksgiving I've hit a mental stall, and this isn't helping. I don't know if it's diet fatigue or what. |
DECEMBER Check-in - I started July 2014
Hey July-ers:
I have been absent the past month or so. I weighed in at 150. So it is 27 lbs I have lost now. My scale said 146.8 this morning with no clothes on! yesterday on the coach's sclae with clothes on around 1 pm, it said 150. I think I am really in the 140s now, GOODBYE 150s!!! I am focused these days because I told myself my goal was 145 by Thanksgiving. I didn't hit it. I am hoping I will hit 145 or lower by Christmas now. I want to ring out the year moving into the 130s.:carrot: good luck to everyone dealing with the holiday eating challenges! my coach says - it is just one meal (xmas dinner), not an excuse to binge for 4 days! Thanks for the support! Suzanne |
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Since your muscle is increasing, I have to ask about workouts - are you doing strength training? I believe muscle weighs more than fat - maybe that is contributing to your number results. I too am hanging on to each pound longer it seems... I wonder if you get so much off and then your body has to adjust...? Or maybe the Thanksgiving banquet was too close for comfort... I feel I have been on program through it all, but I have had 3 lunches out in the past 2 weeks, and may be short on water intake esp relative to coffee intake. I guess these little things can add up, I was hoping to reach 179 by New Years, but I think this month is going to be too slow for me to make that wish come true. Let's hang in though - we both have excellent results over all and I am confident this will not last. Say phooey to the scale this week, and I will say it with you!! |
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Thanks ladies for the much-needed encouragement - yesterday was really hard!
Re. exercise, I haven't really added any - I got a Fitbit over Thanksgiving and while I don't think I've increased my steps really, I've become more aware of them. And I stopped taking the elevator at work (my office is on the second floor) - one because I can take the stairs now without dying, and two because my fitbit counts my stairs! :D I wish my coach had done measurements yesterday, that might've given me more to go on. |
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Also, Using my smartphone I take a photo of my sheet at each visit - then I have the measurements handy when I consider ordering a piece of clothing online -- I can easily figure out the best size to buy. This has been a big help - I had to get a smaller cold weather coat for commuting to/from work - my previous coat was so huge that I looked like a cartoon character .... what a nice problem to solve, for a change. :) |
Oneuh2 - I thought I responded to this yesterday - oops!
My clinic has one of those BSA scales, that measures fat, muscle, hydration, etc. we usually measure every other week, which would have been this week but I forgot and obviously so did my coach :P I get a copy of the scale printout but I hadn't thought about copying my measurements. I will next time! Went jean shopping today, the pairs I bought in September are uncomfortable even with a belt. Not only did I have to leave the women's (plus) section, but I fit into a size smaller than I expected! Granted they are relaxed fit and a little snug but it happened. I bought 2 :D I felt so weird walking around the area, like I expected a sales lady to stop me for being in the wrong part of the store! How's everyone else's friday going? |
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Did I mention that this week was a .4 lb loss for me - I can really relate to your feelings with a scale that is not moving downward. It requires faith to hang in for another week before the next official weigh in. And patience. But I am confident - We can do this! |
You did mention your .4 - I thought we decided to say bah humbug to the scale earlier in the week!! Patience has never been one of my strong points but yes we will get through this. :hug:
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looks like it was a slow week all around for the July starters! It feels frustrating because the holidays and year end are big dates by which we'd all like to hit a milestone. I am reminding myself that this time next year, it will not matter one bit whether I got to onederland on January 1 or January 6 or January 15! What will matter is that I REALLY worked my resistance muscle through the holiday season, and that experience will pay off long term.
My family is going out to dinner tonight to celebrate that I have stuck to this program 100% for 150 days! I have my steak and steamed broccoli all picked out. Hang in there July-ers! |
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