Just before update - tee hee- 176.8 (6.8lbs to go)

Brilliant!

Good morning all,

It's Thursday and I am off work today and tomorrow . . . SOOOOOOOOOOO excited. I don't really have anything planned . . . just wash clothes, clean the house a bit and EXERCISE AND EXERCISE AND more EXERCISE . . . I need to make up for my eating earlier this week . . . (OH NO . . . ) I've started doing JM No More Trouble Zones . . . all I can say is OH MY!! This is a VERY intense workout, if any of you have ever done The 30-day shred . . . it's like that but MORE INTENSE AND DOUBLE THE TIME . . . I did it yesterday and wasn't sure I'd be able to get out of bed this morning, but I did and did my Zumba this am

OK, I'm rambling and I have no idea why . . . Anyway . . . on losses and NSV's, hang tough when there's cake around (I always have a problem with this) and just say NO (OK, easier said than done) . . . I'm doing more fruits and veggies today . . .

ONLY 2 1/2 WEEKS TIL SPRING!!

January 6th: 166.2
January 10th: 166
January 14th: 163.8
January 24th: 167 (Went on vacation and didn't have healthy food around, hope to lose it ASAP)
February 1st: 166
February 4th: 164.5
February 11th: 163.3
February 18th: 163.3
February 25th: 160.9
March 4th: 160.9
March 11th
March 18th
March 25th
April 1st
April 8th
April 15th
April 24th

Weekly weighin
Challenge start: Jan1 = 240lb
Last weigh in: Feb26 = 226
This week: Mar5 = 225lb
Had a pretty crappy week - think it was PMS realated... Super munchy all week and cranky too. Still, a pound is a pound! Plus I managed to walk 11.5 miles over the last week. That's more exercise miles in a week than all of 2010! I've been walking 2.5-3.5 miles every other day for the last two weeks, total of about 20miles. It's actually starting to feel like a habit - I sort of, almost crave it. strange!

Morning everyone;

Weigh in today, not what I want, but I'll take it and considering I was NOT BEHAVING the first half of the week, it seems about right.

CONGRATULATIONS to all you LOSERS . . .

So here it is:

December 26th - 181.8
January 2nd - 180.6 (yesterday was down another 1/2 lb, but this is it today)
January 9th - 178.0
January 16th - 177.2
January 23rd - 175.2
January 30th - 173.6
February 6th - 170.6
February 13th - 168.8
February 20th - 167.6
February 27th - 165.2
March 6th - 164.4


OK, I need to BEHAVE this week and the BUTT-ER will melt away . . .

HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY!!

1/10-288.6
2/1- 281.2
2/5- skipped
2/14- 278.0
2/25- 275.0
3/6- 273.0
3/12-
3/19-
3/26-
4/2-
4/9-
4/16-
4/23- GOAL: 260

I am So Impressed with you all!

Challenge Start: 213
2/20: 194.5
2/27: 196.0
3/6: 193.5 (-2.5)

Morning everyone! I was out of town over the weekend so I am posting my Sunday weigh-in a bit late. Back down a bit from last week's blip, another pound below the previous week. I'm trying not to let myself feel frustrated even though the scale has been bouncing all over within a 5 pound range from one day to the next for the last two weeks now.

Morning all,

It's Monday and time to start a NEW week . . . so hang in there, do what you know works and you will melt that BUTT-er . . .

Also I joined a thread, if you need some KICK your BUTT-er type attitude with fun and lots of motivation & ACCOUNTABILITY, come join us there too it's Sarge's Boot Camp, (besides it will carry us from Easter through the summer) I don't think this is for everyone, but it works for me . . . you can click on my name and see where I've been posting to find the thread . . . IF YOU DARE . . . LOLOL . . .


Everyone keep going, we can do this, it's ONLY 7 weeks until Easter and 2 weeks until SPRING!! Of course I shoveled snow today . . . <sigh> tapping my toe in anticipation of warmer weather . . .

Everyone have a GREAT DAY!!

SW: 161.8
GW: 150

February 13th - 161.8
February 20th - 160.4
February 27th - x
March 6th - 157.8
March 13th
March 20th
March 27th
April 3rd
April 10th
April 17th
April 24th

i was really in a rut when i got in this challenge. i wasn't losing, and was even gaining a bit. i just wasn't feeling it.

And so i haven't broken any weight loss records and am not doing as well as many of you wonderful girls! But i am back on tractk. i am 2 pounds away from my lowest and plan on getting past that this week if at all possible

January 9th 235
January 16th 236.5
January 19th 234.4
February 8th 236.4
February 13th 240*my "ladies time! haha"
February 16th 235.2
February 20th 235
February 27th 235
March 6th 233

i just wanted to thank you for helping me get back on track. i have less than a hundred pounds to lose and feel new motivation. thank you!!

~fm

Welcome back, foodmasochist!

I think my TOM upswing is on it's way out, so I am feeling a little less frustrated at the scale this morning. I had a wellness assessment on Monday with a personal trainer at school. She did two different body fat measurements. One was using a 3 site caliper method and the other was one of the hand held bioelectrical impedance devices.

The previous night's tape-measure method put my BF% at 41.8%. Her Bioelectrical Impedance method said 36.2%, and her caliper method said 27.6%. No way is my bulk that much muscle, so I can definitely discount the caliper method!

But then yesterday I was reading about the "Body Adiposity Index", which is supposed to be a much better correlation with actual body fat percentage and again only relies on having a tape measure to calculate.

For the curious: BAI = BF% = (Hip Measurement (in centimeters) / (Height [meters])^1.5) - 18.

So using that I got a value of 38.2%. So the BAI, the BIE method and the tape measure method are all 38.2 +/- 2ish percent. Three independent methods giving results that similar, I will go ahead and assume that for me at least, it's pretty accurate. Any of the rest of you feel like trying it out to compare?

I'll be off to the gym as soon as I can get my butt off the couch and eat a quick breakfast. I've been alternating days of doing 1+ hours of strength training with 45 minutes or more of cardio. I actually feel like I have some muscles in my arms now, rather than just noodles. This makes me very excited! As far as my spring running mini-goal.... not making so great of progress. In addition to me still running way too slowly, we had about 4 - 6" of slush dumped on us overnight, so I won't be hitting the sidewalks or paths around here for many days.

Welcome back, foodmasochist!
Hey, compared to me you've done really well, all I've done in this challenge is gain 12lbs!!! ops:

Well done to everyone who's working so hard!

1/10-288.6
2/1- 281.2
2/5- skipped
2/14- 278.0
2/25- 275.0
3/6- 273.0
3/12- 270.6
3/19-
3/26-
4/2-
4/9-
4/16-
4/23- GOAL: 260

Six weeks and ten pounds to go - this still seems possible to me. Just keep swimming (or running or moving or eating healthfully).