# 2007 Weight Loss Club, July **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113 "2007-07-01T09:56:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/41 "2007-07-06T12:20:01Z")
> [@Seven](#): > > I don’t eat breakfast. This could be contributing to the problem. Your metabolism slows down overnight, and doesn’t get the signal to start revving up again until you put fuel in your body. If you put some in at 7AM, your metabolism will respond by speeding up. If you don’t eat until noon, you’ve lost five hours of higher-burn metabolism. Why don’t you eat breakfast? Not hungry that early in the day? No time? Just don’t like breakfast food? If you can tell us why, we might have some suggestions for how to fix it. But great work on the progress you’ve made so far! I have enough chronic kidney issues that I can sincerely sympathize with anyone who has chronic pain! Keep up the good work! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/42 "2007-07-06T13:34:14Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] It could not be simpler for someone doing Weight Watchers. I’ll save you the trouble of figuring it on your own, and introduce you to the Wendie plan: [http://www.angelfire.com/crazy4/ahealthylifestyle/WendiePlan.html](http://www.angelfire.com/crazy4/ahealthylifestyle/WendiePlan.html) [/QUOTE] Thank you! Bookmarking this for future reference. It’s a little too anal for me to try yet - losing slow is fine with me - but if I need it later, I’ll do it. To this non-specialist, what she’s saying makes total sense, especially about how weight/calories isn’t a simple mathematic equation. There are some sneaky variables in there we haven’t yet quantified that we call “metabolism”. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/43 "2007-07-06T13:34:44Z")
168.5 this morning, lowest ever. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/44 "2007-07-06T14:24:33Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] 168.5 this morning, lowest ever. [/QUOTE] Wooohoooo! That’s awesome **Ginger**. Now I’m running to catch up. I’m sorry to hear about your pain **Seven** be careful with your injuries. I find myself wondering if there’s an alternate form of exercise that wouldn’t hurt? **Norinew** Thanks for the breakfast advice. I did not realize that it had that affect on metabolism. I don’t often skip breakfast but I do postpone it. On days that I walk I get up at 5:30 but don’t have breakfast until later after I’ve arrived at work and started my day, more like 9:30. I wonder if I shouldn’t make time to eat earlier? I’m still on vacation but I might actually weigh myself today. It ain’t gonna be pretty. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/45 "2007-07-06T14:30:30Z")
It’s worse than I thought. 174 :eek: ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/46 "2007-07-06T14:32:30Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] 168.5 this morning, lowest ever. [/QUOTE] WOO-HOO! 😃 [QUOTE=velvetjones] I’m sorry to hear about your pain **Seven** be careful with your injuries. I find myself wondering if there’s an alternate form of exercise that wouldn’t hurt? [/QUOTE] Ditto. **Seven** , is it the movement or the weight bearing that hurts? If bearing weight is painful but the movement itself isn’t, then a pool might be the answer, at least to start. If there’s a YMCA or gym with a pool near you, check out their options. They may even have exercise or rehab programs or classes. You can do a whole lot of stretching and increase your flexibility (which I’m sure has suffered post-accident) as well as some movement exercise, which will help ease your pain and start getting you stronger again. I was surprised a couple of weeks ago how much effort it took to simply tread water for 40 minutes (and damn skippy that went in my exercise log!), but my achy knees and back were no problem at all (of course my pain is nothing near as bad as yours, but, y’know…). ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/47 "2007-07-06T14:37:11Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] 168.5 this morning, lowest ever. [/QUOTE] W00t! ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/48 "2007-07-06T17:04:08Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] 168.5 this morning, lowest ever. [/QUOTE] You mean you’re birthweight was at least 168.6!?!?! d&r ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/49 "2007-07-06T18:43:32Z")
[QUOTE=Yeticus Rex] You mean you’re birthweight was at least 168.6!?!?! d&r [/QUOTE] Okay, fuzzy, you’re on THE LIST. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/50 "2007-07-06T19:14:52Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] Okay, fuzzy, you’re on THE LIST. 😛 [/QUOTE] No butter tarts for YOU! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/51 "2007-07-06T19:19:32Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] No butter tarts for YOU! [/QUOTE] HA HA SHOWS WHAT YOU KNOW. I have four dozen in the freezer right now. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/52 "2007-07-06T22:10:52Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] HA HA SHOWS WHAT YOU KNOW. I have four dozen in the freezer right now. [/QUOTE] I _meant_ for **Yeticus Rex** , 'cause he’s on THE LIST and all… ---
**Author:** ![KatieCats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@KatieCats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KatieCats)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/53 "2007-07-07T00:51:23Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] 168.5 this morning, lowest ever. [/QUOTE] Way to go **Ginger**!!! I haven’t posted here in at least a month or so. I’ve been slacking on the diet, and have been basically maintaining. However, my capris were a little on the tight side today. So, tomorrow I weigh in, and get serious again. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/54 "2007-07-07T03:41:17Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] I _meant_ for **Yeticus Rex** , 'cause he’s on THE LIST and all… [/QUOTE] There’s A LIST? Good going **Gingy**! I knew you could do it! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/55 "2007-07-07T13:45:59Z")
[QUOTE=supervenusfreak] There’s A LIST? Good going **Gingy**! I knew you could do it! [/QUOTE] Hell yes there’s a list. You’ve known me long enough to know that. I’m down another half-pound today. 88 pounds from my first official weigh in, but I think the scale was a little off. I can call it 260 if I want, right? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/56 "2007-07-07T16:01:56Z")
Today was weigh-in. I don’t want to talk about it. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/57 "2007-07-07T18:08:24Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Today was weigh-in. I don’t want to talk about it. [/QUOTE] Okay, no butter tarts for you, either, apparently. But I could give you a {{{hug}}} 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/58 "2007-07-07T18:51:07Z")
[QUOTE=norinew] Okay, no butter tarts for you, either, apparently. But I could give you a {{{hug}}} 🙂 [/QUOTE] I’ll accept that. 🙂 The problem is that this wasn’t some mysterious no-cause gain. I was a bad boy this past week, and I knew that. I think I may try the Flex Plan this week, to see if it can help me rein in my absent-minded eating. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/59 "2007-07-07T18:54:58Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Today was weigh-in. I don’t want to talk about it. [/QUOTE] It’s time for a change babe, and you know it. The Core program may not be working for you, that’s all. Trying Flex is a good idea. What do we have to lose but weight? As for me, I had a great weigh-in. I am down another 5.6 pounds! That brings my total to 86.4 lbs lost overall, and a total weight of 297.4. Yup. I’m back down into the 200’s! My next goal will be 90 lbs gone and then 95 lbs, my halfway point. Cheers to all. I am going to treat myself to a nice big cocktail this evening! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-july/410113/60 "2007-07-07T19:08:02Z")
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