# January's big fat weight loss thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 3, 2012, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256 "2012-01-03T13:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/261 "2012-02-10T15:14:22Z")
2.5 pounds and I can zip up (though a bit above navel level) a skirt I haven’t even coughed at in 3 years. I think I am exactly 10 lbs away from the majority of my wardrobe. Woot! ETA: \*Coming up on the very end of South Beach Phase 1. I think I am really ready for it to be over. I just want a few strawberries! \*Socca is pretty much my “carrier carb” (it’s not a carb) for everything. I don’t think it would work on a good meat curry (chicken, fish), which I still think belongs to the whole wheat-ey goodness of chapati, but I like it a LOT for vegetarian food. I am feeling a bit down about what to sub for chapati. We do make a sorghum chapati sometimes called bhakri, I wonder if that would be better for me long-term? ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/262 "2012-02-10T15:17:01Z")
Nice work, **anu-la1979**! I’m wearing a pair of jeans today that I haven’t fitted for about three years, feels good! ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/263 "2012-02-10T15:29:23Z")
Oooh, look at that, you can buy the gluten in the wheat separately! That should help a lot-maybe I can work with flax meal to make something edible and more chapati-esque. Thanks **sandra**! Congrats to you too! Doesn’t it feel amazing? I have a super expensive business wardrobe and it’s just been hanging there for _mumble_ (ok, 3 years) now, taunting me! On the other hand, I also realize I need to throw some old “trendy” stuff out because styles have changed. Except for Bebe. Because ho-wear doesn’t really fluctuate much. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/264 "2012-02-10T15:32:42Z")
Heheh! Yeah, I am aware that a lot of my old clothes are out of date. Unfortunately, a lot of the styles that appeal to me are out of date too. So I kinda need to update my whole ‘look’, it’s probably still stuck in the nineties. ---
**Author:** ![diggerwam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/919ad9/32.png) [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/265 "2012-02-10T15:33:06Z")
Only 6 lbs so far. About 1.5 per week. Hardest thing is to not snack at work. Haven’t had soda more than a month. Booze limited to half bottle of wine on weekends. So far not bad. Exercise starts as soon as it gets a little warmer outside. Couple weeks hopefully. ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/266 "2012-02-10T15:42:48Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > Heheh! > > Yeah, I am aware that a lot of my old clothes are out of date. Unfortunately, a lot of the styles that appeal to me are out of date too. So I kinda need to update my whole ‘look’, it’s probably still stuck in the nineties. When I weed I try to hold back the stuff I think has longetivity, or is just plain pretty, but my business wardrobe has a classic tailored look and I wear all grim colors and white, so it doesn’t really die. And maybe they’re dated by skinny jean standards, but I think Editor pants are kind of an easy classic to wear to work and I look good in them when I’m in shape. So be careful about what you throw out…it will probably come back at some point anyway 🙂 I know what you mean though–I did a big weeding in 2008 and I was amazed by the number of 2000-2002 peasant blouses I had accumulated. Why do I have so many peasant blouses?? ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/267 "2012-02-10T16:20:48Z")
Well, I have 1306 calories left today after eating and exercise, and it’s my birthday. I guess Ill have to spend those cals on beer then! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/268 "2012-02-11T17:48:03Z")
> [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](#): > > Well, I have 1306 calories left today after eating and exercise, and it’s my birthday. I guess Ill have to spend those cals on beer then! Happy belated! Today completed my first week of the new fitness center routine. I was insanely sore for about three days but it went away. I decided to try the center’s BodyCombat class today (basically kickboxing), and it was without a doubt the hardest I’ve ever worked out in my life. I don’t even know how I got through it. It was a lot of fun though. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/269 "2012-02-19T15:14:02Z")
Weighed in at 117.2 this morning, making my weight loss to date 12.2kg. I gained at my last two weigh-ins, mostly due to having a lousy head cold and choosing to buy takeaways for dinners instead of cooking from scratch. But I’m recovered and feeling focussed. When I get to 116.5kg, I will have lost 10% of my starting body weight, so that’s my goal for February! ---
**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/270 "2012-02-19T16:45:46Z")
Ten per cent is very impressive, Sandra! And you’re quite close! _encourage encourage, nudge nudge_ 🙂 (And happy belated OAOW!) So, as of yesterday I’m down 53 pounds from October, but still a long way to go (I consider myself a little over 1/3 the way there). I’m encountering something a little annoying / disheartening, though. For whatever reason, while I’ve lost quite a bit, I’m not noticing my clothing size changing much. You’d think over 50 pounds would do that, and while there are a couple of shirts that now fit me -better-, I’m not noticing any that are now -big- on me. I’m beginning to wonder where the heck it is that I’m losing this weight -from-, as it’s seemingly not my torso. Struggling with how clothes fit is demoralizing. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/271 "2012-02-19T16:49:51Z")
> [@ArrMatey](#): > > Struggling with how clothes fit is demoralizing. It can make such a difference to have clothes that fit. Ever since I put on some weight, my clothes are a bit too small, and I feel just awful about it. I have completed Week 2 of the stability routine at my new gym. I have already seen improvement in my fitness. The weight, not so much. I am going back on No S. I am trying not to focus too much on weight but it has been a struggle not to feel bad. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/272 "2012-02-23T06:35:43Z")
missed last week’s weigh in due to traveling with work, so this is 2 weeks of progress down 1.6 kg (3.5 lbs) running total is now 13 lbs (should be a stone next week), also another half inch off the waist. Best bit is sticking to this is not a struggle. onwards! ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/januarys-big-fat-weight-loss-thread/608256/273 "2012-02-23T06:37:18Z")
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