Gah. How frustrating. I remember when I was close to goal weight (all those years ago) and I just couldn’t lose that last pound. I swore that I was going to open a vein right there at the scales, and get rid of that damn pound that way.
Still sharing those fat pants with you.
And thankfully, Saskatchewan driver’s licenses don’t have your weight on them. It’s bad enough that I had my picture taken when my hair was long, and then cut it short within two weeks.
UPDATE:
I am a 43 year old, 6’-3" man, who weighs:
July 1st: ~310#
Aug 1st: 297# (-13)
Sep 1st: 287# (-10)
Oct 1st: 281# (-6)
Nov 1st: 269# (-12)
Dec 1st: 263.5# (-5.5)
Jan 1st: 260.0# (-3.5)
Feb 1st: 253.2# (-6.8)
Heh…could have been 252 or 251 if I didn’t eat a plateful of spaghetti, a grilled chicken breast, vegetables, salad, 4 homemade chocolate chip cookies, and hot cocoa with a scoop of ice cream in it…I blame my wife. 
Still…a loss is a loss. I’ll take it.
As I lose the weight and still exercise on the elliptical, my leg strength is increasing to make up for the decreasing weight which still keeps me burning about 20.5 calories per minute. Last night I did 1000c in 48:31, and a total of 1129c in 55 minutes (includes cool down). I’m starting to get race horse legs! Neigggghhhh!
If the ellipticals are full, I just start doing upper body weight machines. Eventually when I get down to 220-230, I’ll start weaning off the elliptical and do more upper body weight machines. But for now, I am addicted to ellipticals. I would lose more weight if I didn’t eat as much, but in the long run, that’s ok…as long as I exercise to keep it in check. That’s the key.
310/253/200-210?
I’m a fairly recent Northerner (thanks, Air Force!) , but I like it so far…thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to learning and contributing often…
Jack
Well we did it. Jayjay and I have made it through our first week at the gym. I am up to 40-45 minutes on the treadmill at 3-3.5 mph with a 3.0 incline. I’ve been working at keeping my heartrate at @ 120-130 for most of the time. Aside from the crowds after work, it has been a very good experience. We will see what the results are on Saturday.
I was able to undo most of December’s damage. Actually, even though the scale doesn’t quite agree, I think I may be a bit ahead. I feel quite a bit stronger than I did at the end of November, and I fit into size 36 pants which I didn’t quite then.
I packed up a dozen or so size 40 and 42 pants for goodwill, saving just one pair as a benchmark “fat pants” for comparison purposes.
I’ve convinced a couple of co-workers to ride Kings Mountain Mini Loop with me twice a week. The past two outings we’ve added on a 2 mile extension with a short but killer (~20% grade) hill. As if climbing 1500+ ft the previous 39-40 minutes wasn’t enough. I think we’re ready to do the full Loop, which adds another 700+ ft of climbing and will bring the total to about 34 miles.
The other weekdays I’m doing spinervals on my indoor trainer. I love the coach, especially little comments like “if it hurts, that’s ok… It’s supposed to.” My favorite so far is 22.0, TimeTrialpalooza, a 90 minute tempo workout.
On the weekends I’m trying to do longer rides on the road. Last Saturday I did a 2 hour, 32 mile ride (in the rain) with a good friend. That is not quite long enough if I’m going to be able to ready for my first Century ride of the year on March 4th. So I’m thinking about doing my ~75 mile woodside/pescadero loop this weekend. Fortunately the Bay Area has many great places for bicycling.
Report Card:
May: 295? -> 279 (-16)
June: 279 -> 260 (-19)
July: 260 -> 248 (-12)
August: 248 -> 233 (-15)
September: 233 -> 227 (-6)
October: 227 -> 221 (-6)
November: 221 -> 218 (-3)
December: 218 -> 230 (+12)
January: 230 -> 220 (-10)
Starting day 3 on the Weight Watchers Core plan. Don’t believe it will work. Can’t work. I’m exercising the same amount I always did–it adds up to 3 and sometimes 4 activity points a day. I haven’t used more points than that on any day so far, so I have a nice little hoard in case I want to have fun over the weekend. Still. I’m not hungry. I don’t think that my eating habits have changed very much to fit the Core. There hasn’t been any bread so far, but then, loaves of bread often mold in my refrigerator, so big diff. I’m even having trouble getting my daily oil in–the first two days, I had a Fried Banana late at night to get the oil. Oh–and I’m back to eating plain yogurt, after a few dizzy happy weeks of eating fruity Yoplait yogurt, which isn’t Core.
Don’t believe it will work. Not exercising more than I did. Not eating less than I did (I absolutely HATE to feel full, it’s just not something I do). Eating more than I did, actually, because I’ve been having a bowl of oatmeal, a grapefruit, and an egg for breakfast–I used to just have a small bowl of Cheerios.
Don’t believe it. And actually, now on the morning of the third day, I’m up a pound.
Won’t work.
180/181/150.
Sattua, it works. I have lost on it, and I know people who’ve had a lot more to lose than me have gotten to goal on it.
Two days on any decent, non-crash diet aren’t enough to see results. I didn’t think I was going to lose anything my first week, and I lost 3 pounds.
If you say so. The suspense is killing me.
I’ve started to wear a pedometer.
We do say so. I’ve lost 80 pounds on WW.
I’m back down to 176.5 - I know the suspense was killing you all. 
Thank you Ginger the suspense was killing me. I’m happy to see that you’re a loser again.
Yesterday I had a biggish lunch (pasta salad and baked fish) and no dinner until I got home from my gig at 1:30 am when hubby and I shared a frozen pizza.
I thought sure the pizza was a big mistake but I weighed in at 172 this morning which made me very happy. I’m sure it’s temporary but it sure is nice to see that number again.
Hi everyone! Since I’m wanting to lose weight, I thought I would join in on these threads. I currently weigh 279, and would absolutely love to get down to 160 or so one of these years! However, the numbers are not really that important to me - I just want to start feeling better. I’m tired of feeling old and decrepit at 32. Also, have some recent health issues that would be greatly improved by losing weight. I am going to try a really simple plan first - smaller portions, less processed food, and (hopefully) eliminate sugar. Plus, exercise 3 times a week to start with since I’m so out of shape right now. Anyway, great to see everyone’s progress!
I didn’t post in the January thread, because I was VERY frustrated at the plateau I was on- it seemed like I hadn’t lost a pound in several months. But I think my adjustment in my aerobic workouts (longer, with intervals) may have given my metabolism the push it needed. Sadly, it seems my sweet tooth is coming back after years of laying dormant. I’m trying to resist! Still eating well, still getting good sleep, starting to actually feel desire to go to the gym- or, at least when I don’t go, I itch a little to get back. That’s rather unheard of in my experience! I have a bum knee that acts up periodically, but I started on Glucosamine/MSM recently, so I’m hoping that will help. (had taken Celebrex for my knee for a month or so- with great results, but I noticed that I was retaining a lot of water weight when I was taking that- and I know it’s not great on the liver, so I’m trying the Glucosamine instead)
So my latest “stats” are:
154 lbs.
25%(ish) body fat
Down from:
191 lbs.
35+% body fat
Feeling great!
It’ll work. I’ve lost 30 pounds on Weight Watchers so far. However, I am doing the Flex plan (all points, all the time) rather than Core. I knew from the outset that I was not cut out for Core. I need more structure. I am very poor at judging how hungry/satisfied/full l am, and I was extremely poor at judging how much food I actually consumed. Before I started my weight-loss program, I would have sworn up and down that I barely ate a thing. Yeah, right. So how did I get up to 200+ pounds then?
With the Flex, I have a certain number of points a day, and when they are done they are done. So I became very careful at learning what a proper portion size was, and became very good at choosing what foods would give me the most value in terms of points.
I recently discovered the most unlikely of workout resources, but I really like it. Don’t Laugh…The *Platinum Workout * by LL Cool J…yes, the rapper from the 80s. It actually provides solid advice based on current science/research and ramps up the fitness from a starter level. Some of the situations he talks about are a bit unrealistic (either I’m missing out, or not too many people have a chef travel with them to commandeer the kitchen at truckstops to make egg-white omelets…) but the book is very informative and worth a look…
I have to speak up for having a good breakfast-even if it feels like you’re eating more. My garbage disposal broke last night, I couldn’t wash a thing because there’s a metal glass stuck in there so the water piles up…all the dishes are dirty so I only had a banana for breakfast when I either have egg whites/egg substitute with salsa or a bowl of oatmeal and always some fruit (a handful of raspberries or 3 or 4 strawberries…but these are huge California strawberries we’re talking about). All washed down with a mug of tea (red label, fat free milk). It’s never more than 250 calories but that’s because I choose low-fat options (no cream on my oatmeal, only 1/4 cup dry etc.).
I worked out with my trainer today and we had to cut it short to 50 minutes. I very nearly fainted and he was pretty upset that I didn’t tell him how little I had consumed before coming in for strenuous exercise. I got an earful about sticking to my breakfast.
I am still exhausted. I had to wait for the maintenance person to come and fix the sink this morning so I didn’t get in any morning cardio…have only had my 50 minute training session. Generally I get in about 2 hours of exercise a day but I can barely think of finishing up work at 6 p.m. right now. I was going to go run some intervals on the treadmill after work but the thought of that is making me dizzy.
So that breakfast is really really good for you. I feel like I’ve unbalanced my whole day by not having it.
oooh congrats Ginger! Plateaus are such a bitch to beat…are you still liking bikram yoga?
I’m still liking it. I’ve cut back to 4x per week because I’m old and have some old injuries which were acting up. I just got home from a class, actually.
Still down at 176.5, keep your fingers crossed.
Oh my! I am still a bit giddy after our Weight Watchers weigh in and meeting this morning. After last week’s slight gain, we made several adjustments here, the main one being joining a gym. Jayjay and I worked out 4 times last week, on the treadmills there, and my sister even joined us too.
Also, I did a bit of tweaking with the diet here, eliminating the couscous (non whole wheat I found out), and changing my night time eating habits. I decided to listen to Oprah’s show about weight loss and took away one main thing. I stopped eating 2 hours before bedtime. No more late night core snacks.
The results? I lost 9.6 lbs this week and reached my 10% target! This means that I have lost a total of 42.2 lbs since 11/25.
It will work. I’ve lost 29 pounds since Thanksgiving and supervenusfreak has lost 42, and we’re both doing the Core plan.
And DON’T weigh yourself every day or even every other day. Your weight fluctuates day to day no matter what you’re doing (water weight etc) and weighing every day can discourage you.
Oh, and just wanted to report that I lost 4.5 this week…
This is my weekly YAY! for you guys. Great work.
:mumble rassin’ frassin’ no good Amish boys mumble mumble:
You are so close to your goal that you can taste it. We have miles to go… 