# 2007 Weight Loss Club, May **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2007, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142 "2007-04-30T10:58:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/101 "2007-05-14T00:23:41Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Yeah, we keep getting smaller but we also keep getting new people! [/QUOTE] If you feel like a new man does that mean you count twice? šŸ˜ƒ Weight still holding steady (actually down a hair but Iā€™m happy as is). Went for a nice long ride yesterday and built a chinup bar in my garage last night. It did not fall out of the doorframe, I did not pull a ā€œFar Sideā€ and crack my skull on the roof and most importantly I can actually do some chinups, now to start work on improving ā€œsomeā€ to ā€œa bunchā€. My 18 year old cousin (swimmer in high school) just did his first triathlon (in Alabama heat, no less) and his 14 year old sister (circus performer, you donā€™t see many buff 14 year old girls) is training for her first half marathon. Quite inspiring! ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/102 "2007-05-14T00:32:07Z")
Hi! I have finally started my Great Weight Loss! I made the decision when my dad started losing weight and I realized to my horror that I was not only twice my brotherā€™s weight but HEAVIER THAN MY DAD (and theyā€™re both taller than me)! That cannot be allowed to happen! So Iā€™ve now lost 23 pounds in a month through responsible dieting. At this point Iā€™m adding in exercise: I bought a bike and have been riding it and walking a lot. I still have about 90 pounds to go, but Iā€™m not in a hurry. Iā€™ll be happy if Iā€™m done within two years. It will be nice not to be carrying my brother around all the time! 283/260/170 ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/103 "2007-05-14T11:36:59Z")
Welcome and congratulations, Tomba! Today marks 85 pounds lost from my ā€˜officialā€™ beginning weight of 256. I put ā€˜officialā€™ there because there were three different scales. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/104 "2007-05-14T14:21:58Z")
[QUOTE=WF Tomba] So Iā€™ve now lost 23 pounds in a month through responsible dieting. [/QUOTE] In one month? Without exercise? Color me impressed! ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/105 "2007-05-14T14:26:51Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™m sure I donā€™t look my sexiest after working out and before eating, but **thatā€™s when I feel my sexiest**. The timing of the picture was intentional. šŸ™‚ [/QUOTE] And it shows! Attitude is a huge part - if you felt crappy & unnatractive after working out, you wouldnā€™t want to keep doing it. You look great! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/106 "2007-05-14T14:33:22Z")
Hey **tdn** you look good, sweat and all! Thanks for sharing the pic. It is always nice to put a face with a name. I bailed on my morning walk today for no particular reason but mostly because Iā€™ve had one helluva long weekend and my feet hurt from standing up in heels for 8 hours yesterday. Today I weigh 171 which sucks because I wish to move down not up but Iā€™m sure itā€™s only temporary. Welcome **WF Tomba** and congrats on your 23 lb loss so far. Thatā€™s quite impressive. Iā€™m always comparing my weight to my husbandā€™s. He still weighs about 12 lbs less than me and thatā€™s one of my goalsā€¦to weigh less than he does. Eventually I will get there. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/107 "2007-05-14T17:13:53Z")
Thanks for the compliments! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/108 "2007-05-14T17:23:39Z")
[QUOTE=velvetjones] Today I weigh 171 which sucks because I wish to move down not up but Iā€™m sure itā€™s only temporary. [/QUOTE] And here Iā€™m freakinā€™ ecstatic to have hit 171. I would like some validation here, people. 85 is a lotta pounds. šŸ˜›šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/109 "2007-05-14T17:30:03Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] I would like some validation here, people. 85 is a lotta pounds. šŸ˜›šŸ˜‰ [/QUOTE] All the validation from me that you can handle. 85 pounds is amazing. You lost a preteen. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/110 "2007-05-14T18:06:50Z")
Does a happy dance for **Gingy** for losing 85 pounds. And then for **tdn** for looking so good. And then for **Tomba** for losing 23 pounds in one month. And then for everyone else whoā€™s doing great that I have missed. Whew! Thatā€™s a lot of dancing. Maybe I donā€™t need to go for a walk now. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/111 "2007-05-14T18:33:08Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] And here Iā€™m freakinā€™ ecstatic to have hit 171. I would like some validation here, people. 85 is a lotta pounds. šŸ˜›šŸ˜‰ [/QUOTE] sings: Validate! Validate! Dance to the music. Validate! Validate! Dance to the music. With apologies to allā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/112 "2007-05-14T18:47:44Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] And here Iā€™m freakinā€™ ecstatic to have hit 171. I would like some validation here, people. 85 is a lotta pounds. šŸ˜›šŸ˜‰ [/QUOTE] Youā€™re seeing a number on your scale that doesnā€™t start with a 2, and you need validation from _me_?!? šŸ˜‰ WTG, **Gingy**. BTW, one of the tops you gave me is the first piece of Missesā€™ size clothing I own that fits me! šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/113 "2007-05-14T19:10:03Z")
Now youā€™ve done it **Brownie**. Iā€™ve got that song stuck in my head Congratulations, kudos, atta girl and way to go to you **Ginger**! One womanā€™s 171 is another womanā€™s ONE-SEVENTY-FREAKIN-ONE! Iā€™m very happy for you. And congrats to you **Norinew** for fitting into a new blouse size. Itā€™s always fun to have new wardrobe options. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/114 "2007-05-15T02:57:10Z")
I got my drivers license renewed today. I asked to keep the old picture as a reminder. And my drivers license weight is 171 - last time, it said 210 but Iā€™m sure it was too low. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/115 "2007-05-15T11:47:25Z")
[QUOTE=GingerOfTheNorth] I got my drivers license renewed today. I asked to keep the old picture as a reminder. And my drivers license weight is 171 - last time, it said 210 but Iā€™m sure it was too low. [/QUOTE] Oh, good idea to keep the old picture! ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/116 "2007-05-15T18:15:29Z")
Well this morning I weighed in at 169.5 wonder how long that will last? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/117 "2007-05-15T18:36:15Z")
Yay velvet! Beats the hell outta 171! ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/118 "2007-05-17T16:42:56Z")
I was in the 60s for two whole days in a row. Yesterday I was 169 but today Iā€™m back up to 170.5. I didnā€™t walk Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday this week but I did manage a nice long walk this morning. Iā€™ll have to really walk this weekend to make up for what I missed. Being busy is a good thing except that it interferes with my routine. Today I had a minor food victory. I usually have salad for lunch. Sometimes I bring it from home, sometimes I go to the salad bar at Albertsonā€™s, sometimes I go to Boston Market and get their chopped salad with chicken and lately Iā€™ve been visiting the Fresh Market and picking up their chef salad. I do OK with quantity if I make it at home or go to the salad bar but if I buy a salad either from Boston Market or Fresh Market itā€™s too much. Itā€™s about twice as much salad as I really need. Problem is I usually eat the whole thing anyway :rolleyes: because even when my tummy is saying ā€œenough alreadyā€ my mouth is saying ā€œone more tasty bite, pleaseā€. But today I got about halfway through my Boston Market Chopped Salad with Chicken and my tummy said very clearly ā€œENOUGH ALREADY!ā€ and this time I listened. I put the lid back on the salad bowl and stashed the remainder in the refrigerator for lunch tomorrow. Small but significant victory. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/119 "2007-05-17T16:50:34Z")
[QUOTE=velvetjones] I was in the 60s for two whole days in a row. Yesterday I was 169 but today Iā€™m back up to 170.5. [/QUOTE] Same with me. Itā€™s OK, youā€™re firmly in the 160s. Just a few hiccups, but youā€™ll stay there. At least thatā€™s what I tell myself. Last week I was down 3.0. This week Iā€™m up 1.3. Iā€™m starting to see a pattern in that when I experience a really impressive loss, itā€™s not as good as it looks, and I may see an increase over the next week or two. But the overall trend for the month is a downward one. When you sample data only once a week, youā€™re bound to hit a few random spikes and dips. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142/120 "2007-05-17T16:51:11Z")
Due to various reasons, **Jayjay** and I have been slacking off a bit, but come Saturday we go back to WW meetings, weigh ins, the gym, and get back with the program. Itā€™s time to buckle down and do the work we need to do. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-may/402142.md?page=7)