January Weight Loss Challenge

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  • SW: 80,7kg
    1/3: 80,7kg (no change; Øcals: 1550; exercise: 2x)
    1/10: 78,2kg (-2,5kg; Øcals: 1560; exercise: 5x)
    1/17: 78,2kg (no change; Øcals: 1780; exercise: 5x)
    1/24:
    1/31:
    GW: 78,0kg

    yesterday's exercise: 50min run (6k)
    yesterday's calories: 1500

    good morning guys

    today is my weigh-in day, and not gonna lie, I am a little disappointed. Guess I've been eating too much. On to the next week!
    Anyways, I went for a little run yesterday, but today my legs are so sore, it isn't even funny. I am mildly concerned about that and taking at least 2 days off from exercise.

    kalikat003 well done losing 5 lbs! I am a fan of MyFitnessPal, too. It's so easy and convenient

    Jacqui_D you are awesome! I'm sure the 1 lbs will be gone in the blink of an eye!

    boatingmommy nice drop!

    Woodstock great job having a lower fat percentage!

    NightAngel26 how are you?

    Have a great Friday! Start of the weekend, woohoo!
  • Heading back down, yay! I upped my calories on Monday; took 4/5 days for everything to settle down. Officially I "gained" a pound this week, but I am perfectly okay with it, unofficially my scale is heading down and I am eating and drinking more and feeling stronger.

    I am still standing at 5 pound loss for the month Now if I could drop a few more, I would be one happy lady!!


    SW 152.4
    GW 147.4

    31: 152.2
    01: 152.4
    02: 151.6
    03: 149.4
    04: 149.4
    05: 149.6
    06: 149.8
    07: 150.6
    08: No w/i
    09: 149.6 TOM
    10: 146.4
    11: 146.4
    12: 146.4
    13: NO W/I
    14: NO W/I
    15: NO W/I
    16: 150.6
    17: 147.4
  • Good morning all
    My goal is to lose 4.9 and get to 155

    Jan 1 - 159.9
    Jan 2 - 162.0 - here we go, really starting with weekly WI tomorrow, so ok with this for now...
    Jan 3 - 163.4 weekly WI, hopefully this will be my high for the year
    Jan 4 - 162.9 headed in the right direction
    Jan 5 - 162.9
    Jan 6 - 159.4 yay for the whoosh, nice to get rid if that water!
    Jan 7 - 159.0 TOM showed up...bleh
    Jan 8 - 159.1
    Jan 9 - 159.7 wine...d'oh, should be down for WI tomorrow
    Jan 10 - 159.1 weekly WI (-4.3 got that bump up off!)
    Jan 11 - 160.0 pancakes for bfast, pierogies for dinner
    Jan 12 - 162.0 supper out did it, sodium, extra cals, etc, today will fix that
    Jan 13 - 159.2
    Jan 14 - 159.5
    Jan 15 - 159.4
    Jan 16 - 159.0 sneakin up on last week's weight
    Jan 17 - 158.7 weekly WI (down 0.4)

    Jan 31 - 155
  • SW - 159
    1/13 - 162
    1/14 - 159.6
    1/15 - 159.4
    1/16 - 158.1
    1/17 - 158.3
    GW - 153
    Up a little today, but I think that may happen for a few days if I continue to do Turbo Jam for exercise. I can already see some differences in just a few days. My chicken wing flaps aren't flapping as much!
    Happy Friday everybody!!! We are going out with friends tomorrow. I AM going to stay on plan!!!
  • Woohoo! I am down another half lb to 167.5! C'mon Baby Whoosh!

    SW: 172
    GW: 167
    CW: 167.5

    1/1: 172
    1/2: 172
    1/2: 171.5
    1/4: 171 Cheat Day
    1/5: 172
    1/6: 170.5
    1/7: 169
    1/8: 169
    1/9: 169.5
    1/10: 169
    1/11: 170 Cheat Day
    1/12: 171.5
    1/13: 170.5
    1/14: 169
    1/15: 168.5
    1/16: 168
    1/17: 167.5

    Boating, congrats on the drop! Even with the bit up today, it's still over a lb drop!

    Shr1nk1ngme, yay! A new decade!

    Sum. when you whoosh, you whoosh, lol! Congrats on the big jump back down! Looks like the change up in calories worked!

    Designchick, you're doing something right! Good job!

    Imabehot, keep going! You're looking good!

    Woodstock, congrats on the big drop!

    NightAngel, on your way back down! Good job!

    Turtle, stay with it! You have a big whoosh in your near future!

    Darius, wow! Congrats on the big loss this week!

    Minneey, yes, almost 10 lbs in two months! I've really lucked out finding a diet that works for me. It only took 30 years, lol! Be mindful this weekend! Don't let lb #142 get ya!

    Pixikat, even without jumping a whole decade, you are looking great, lol! Keep it up!

    183, that's one of the reasons I can't weigh only once a week. You know that's just water! You've been exercising so much and have sore muscles that need repair, but to see it on the scale is frustrating. Be sure to drink lots of water!

    Kelijpa, yay! A new low for the month! Keep going!
  • Sw - 244.6
    Gw - 239.6
    01/01 - 249.8
    01/02 - 247.8
    01/03 - 246.7
    01/04 - 245.7
    01/05 - 244.5
    01/06 - 246.6
    01/07 - 245.3
    01/08 - 244.4
    01/09 - 243.7
    01/10 - 244.5
    01/11 - 243.4
    01/12 - 243.2
    01/13 - 243.2
    01/14 - 242.7
    01/15 - 241.6
    01/16 - 242.1
    01/17 - 242.5

    Bah! lol But I am sore from exercise so...
  • I'm happy to see the 140's again, as tenuous as my grip on it may be - LOL!

    Jan 1: 151.9
    Jan 2: 152.4 +.5
    Jan 3: 153.4 +1
    Jan 4: 152.3 -1.1
    Jan 5: dnw
    Jan 6: 152.5 +.2
    Jan 7: 149.9 - 2.6
    Jan 8: 149.4 -.5
    Jan 9: 146.9 -2.5
    Jan 10: 147.8 +1.1
    Jan 11 - 13: dnw
    Jan 14: 152 +4.2
    Jan 15: 152.3 +.3
    Jan 16: 150.8 -1.5
    Jan 17: 149.9 -.9

    darius - I LOVE gyouza... and ramen... and sushi... LOL.

    Minneey - Yes, Body Fat Percentage is an extremely useful indicator of progress, especially when you are building muscle at the same time as you're burnign fat. For the most part it has to be measured using a tool (skin fold calipers) or a digital scale that has sensors on it that measure impedance of an electric current through your body, or by far the best way is to be submerged in a tank of water and weighed!! That's not so conveniant or always practical. My trainer has calipers and he pinches skin to measure skin folds a few places and these measurements are added up and compared to a chart to provide a percentage.

    183StGB - I had sore legs this week too from a new workout i tried on Sunday (10 sets of 10 squats). My legs were so sore for 3 days -- i was a bit mad at myself because i couldnt' do my normal workouts but decided instead to focus on upper body while my legs were out of commission!!

    Way to go, Sum38!!

    Jacqui - Look at you, so close to goal -- awesome work, well done!

    Happy Friday, EVERYONE!! Have a great weekend
  • SW (Dec 31) 145.6
    GW: 140.6

    Jan 1: 145.6
    Jan 2: 148.4 !
    Jan 3: 148.0
    Jan 4: 146.4
    Jan 5: 146.2
    Jan 6: 145.8
    Jan 7: 146.6
    Jan 8: 147.8
    Jan 9: 146.0
    Jan 10: 145.6
    Jan 11: 146.4
    Jan 12: 145.8
    Jan 13: 146.6
    Jan 14: 145.2
    Jan 15: 144.4
    Jan 16: 145.2
    Jan 17: 145.6
  • GW: 207
    1/1: 214
    1/14: 213.8
    1/15: 212
    1/16: 211.4
    1/17: 210.8

    Drank way more water than seemed at all necessary after zumba last night - I think that's the first time I haven't held onto water weight, so I guess it worked. Bodies are weird. Anyone else usually gain a ton after working out?
  • Gw: 188
    1/6: 196.6
    1/7: 196.6
    1/8: 195.8
    1/9: 196.8
    1/10: 195.4
    1/11: 193.8
    1/12: 195.4
    1/13: 195
    1/14: 193.4
    1/15: 192.4
    1/16: 192
    1/17: 191.4

    Officially lost my first 5 pounds!!!

    Everyone is doing so great!!!
  • Quote: I am sore because yesterday was the second day in a row that I worked out. I did the Turbo Jam Cardio party 2. I moved muscles that haven't been moved in a while. Lord help me if I have to cough or sneeze! Stomach muscles are gone!
    boating, You inspire me and make me laugh at the same time. This is something I would do as well, hope you are moving better by now. I sometimes have to watch mid day snacking, but p.m. is the worst.

    jacqui, yes, you can call me Diana, that is fine. Am I right to assume your name is Jacqui?

    I can see I'm not alone in my no p.m. snacking challenge. Keep loosing everyone and have a great weekend.

    My Jan goal is to lose 4 & no p.m. snacking. Progress to date:
    1/1 - 158 & no p.m. snacking
    1/4 - 157 & continued success with no p.m. snacking.
    1/6 - 156 & continued success with no p.m. snacking.
    1/10 - 156 & continued success with no p.m. snacking.
    1/11 - grazed after dinner
    1/12 - 156 & back to no p.m. snacking.
    1/14 - 156 & continuing with no p.m. snacking
    1/16 - 156 & continuing with no p.m. snacking
  • Everyone is doing so well!! And there's so much positive energy on this thread - love being a part of it!!

    Weighed in today and I'm real happy!! Down to 154.8!! So that's a 2.4lb loss which is better than my average these last few weeks. Just under 20lbs to go now so I am hoping to have that down before summer starts, in the mean time my goal to be 150 by February seems possible in 2 weeks!

    Happy Weekend Everyone!!
  • Quote: darius - I LOVE gyouza... and ramen... and sushi... LOL.
    yep those are all pretty good.
  • Just been out for dinner - had a cheese quesadilla starter and a prawn and chorizo salad for mains. Not a complete disaster, but actually not that nice either - restaurant was a bit so so. These things seem to matter much more when you're counting calories right!!?

    Had a nice whoosh today. Having been going at it hard for two weeks in the gym, so nice to see a bit of progress!

    Start Weight - 141
    Goal Weight - 136

    Jan 6 - 141
    Jan 7 - 142
    Jan 8 - 141
    Jan 9 - DNW
    Jan 10 - 141 (just)
    Jan 11 - DNW
    Jan 12- DNW
    Jan 13 - DNW
    Jan 14 - 141
    Jan 15 - 140
    Jan 16 - DNW
    Jan 17 - 138

    Woodstock - Hmm calipers! Another thing to add to the whooshlist :-)
  • SW: 80,7kg
    1/3: 80,7kg (no change; Øcals: 1550; exercise: 2x)
    1/10: 78,2kg (-2,5kg; Øcals: 1560; exercise: 5x)
    1/17: 78,2kg (no change; Øcals: 1780; exercise: 5x)
    1/24:
    1/31:
    GW: 78,0kg

    yesterday's exercise: --
    yesterday's calories: 1500

    Good morning guys

    My legs were still super sore the entire day yesterday, today it's a little better. So glad! I still won't be exercising, but need to go to the post office, which is about a 40min walk. Does any of you guys exercise with Coach Kozak from HasFit on youtube? I used to a year ago before I started with DVDs, I find him quite nice and motivating, so I'll probably do one of his stretching videos tonight. That's the plan

    Sum38 well done being back down at goal!

    Jacqui_D thanks for the encouragement, Jacqui! The daily fluctuations where driving me crazy, that's why I decided to weigh-in only weekly Funny thing is, I basically stayed within the same 4kg since the beginning of August but am wearing 2 jeans sizes smaller (no muffin top, BTW ), so I'm not sure if the scale is a good indicator anyways

    Woodstock yeah, I think my legs just got really tired from exercising. It is weird because I am not feeling sore - just extremely tired and weak. I did do some Youtube self-massage videos though, that helped, too

    designchick88 yeah, I gain after exercise! After crossfit it's usually a couple of pounds!

    imabehot congrats on the first 5 pounds! Well done.

    Minneey yay for the woosh!

    to everybody else!
    Happy Saturday!!