Weight Loss Challenge

[dbhost]

I've been working doubles, trying to get things moving on the upgrade here, and working with my BIL in his shop for the last couple of weeks... Haven't looked at the scale until this morning. 339.2... It's not going down fast, but it IS moving...

[cwsmith]

I haven't made an entry into the spreadsheet in all too many weeks. I've been hitting the scales a couple of times a week but seriously haven't made much in the way of any gain on the objective of loosing weight. But honestly these past few weeks have been filled with other challenges.

But, I am happy to note the this morning I hit 183... that's a loss of only five pounds since the start of this challenge. Not much, but still a move in the right direction.

CWS

[woodturner]

Posted my weight, Black wallnut is winning now.

I was doing well, but seem to have plateaued and crept up a bit. Too many dinner meetings I have been keeping up with the exercise and eating carefully, but still not dropping like I was. Some of it might be exercise and building muscle, but I don't think that is all of it.

[Black wallnut]

It is hard for me to use so much discipline and skip so many treats but it is working. I would much rather eat pizza more often but cannot afford the calories if I wish to keep losing. My weightloss is paying off with faster times on many segments I ride where I can track my speed for a selected distance or hill climb. This morning I was down to 231.6 and because of my long ride will end the day under my calorie budget.

The two biggest reasons I am staying on track is the use of MyFitnessPal to track calories and knowing that I will have to explain myself if I do not keep losing due to this thread. Come on guys and Melissa we owe it to ourselves to do this for us!

[dbhost]

I am still working doubles, or worse. Haven't been to the gym for 2 weeks, and really haven't done much in the way of tracking. I am trying to at least chose wisely, but admit, I have fudged a bit. When working 23 hour shifts, Mountain Dew is about the long legal thing to get you through...

[BigguyZ]

Well, I hadn't started right away. In fact, after the initial weigh in at 391, I was up to 395 at one point. But I've been good the last two weeks since I've started in earnest. Down to 372.6 (where I was yesterday as well).

A bit ago, I mapped out what my long term goals are. I want to be 340 by June, 300 by September, and 280 by Jan. To do that, I had to continue loosing 5lbs per week until June (though at this point, it's more like 3.75 lbs/ week), and then if I loose 3 lbs/week from June to September, I'll hit that goal, then I need only to average 1 lb/week from September to January to get down to 280.

Ultimately, if I get down to 260, I'll be looking pretty darn good, and I'm sure it'll be quite the change in my quality of life.

I've completely stopped eating sweats and have very limited bread. Last year, I went 10 months with no sweats at all. Once I get down to 300, I'll maybe let myself have something, but it's easier for me to completely forgo than to regulate. Now I'm trying to eat less meat and more veggies, as they're obviously lower in calories (though I'll never ever go vegetarian!).

So.... yeah. There's my update. Decent start. Still a looooooong way to go.

[Black wallnut]

We need a like button!

[atgcpaul]

Well, I hadn't started right away. In fact, after the initial weigh in at 391, I was up to 395 at one point. But I've been good the last two weeks since I've started in earnest. Down to 372.6 (where I was yesterday as well).

So.... yeah. There's my update. Decent start. Still a looooooong way to go.

We need a like button!

Yeah, that deserves a Like! Or as my 2 1/2 year old says when she likes something, "It's not stinky."

I have hit a plateau but it's from lack of trying. At the least I'm happy I'm not gaining week to week and I'm looking forward to real Spring coming around. Our daughters go to different daycares now and I just bought one of those rear kid bike seats. I can now continue biking to work after a nearly 3 year hiatus.

[atgcpaul]

I don't know what happened this week, but when I looked at the scale, I immediately thought of this scene from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

You're going the wrong way!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_akwHYMdbsM

I did get the kid bike seat attachment and dropped off and picked up my older daughter at daycare on Wednesday. The weather has been sketchy again the rest of the week. I'm pretty sure I didn't add 2-3 pounds of muscle mass from that. Maybe table muscle, though, because that night I felt entitled to eat whatever and however much I wanted. Oops.

[dbhost]

I have spent the last few weeks working WAY too many hours, and haven't been getting nearly enough sleep, watching what I am eating, or getting into the gym. That stops today...

Breakfast was a bell pepper, and mushroom omelete sandwich with turkey bacon on whole wheat.

Lunch is going to be a Fajita Chicken Salad, topped with Pico De Gallo (For those doing Weight Watchers, the way I do them it is 10 points plus).

Snack was a banana...

Tonight, we get back to the gym, more correctly into the lap pool and see if I can still do the 15 laps I was doing before...

Tomorrow is going to be a very physical day, pulling that tranny (FINALLY get the time and facility available to do it!).

[Black wallnut]

Dagnabit! In spite of riding 153 miles in the last 7 days I gained a pound. Way too much compensating for my exercise.

[Gray Guy]

Almost a two week trip in the Netherlands and Belgium has played havoc with the weight loss effort - up about three pounds. Guess I'll have to double up efforts and get back to the gym. I've changed my goal to a "25 in 25" - 25 pound weight loss in 25 weeks. That is a reasonable rate with potentially good prognosis of maintaining a final weight.

John

[Cochese]

I ate at Olive Garden last night and apparently gained ten pounds.

[twistsol]

I ate at Olive Garden last night and apparently gained ten pounds.

Go to Cheesecake Factory tonight and make it an even 20.

[Black wallnut]

Finally down below 230 over the weekend.