Good luck with the health issues, norinew. That’s a lot to deal with.
I signed up for Spin class tomorrow at the Y, so I can weigh myself then.
I’ve lost 7 pounds and 1.5 centimeters at my waist, but my % body fat is staying about the same, just jumping all over the place. I’m not worrying too much about that; the measurement is very sensitive to all kinds of things. I just have to keep consistently hydrated.
TIP for the DISCOURAGED:
If you are tracking a measurement, use centimeters, not inches.
[Actually, I’ve been doing this since the first of the year. I’m down 11 pounds and 2 centimeters since then. But I know the first week doesn’t count.]
Thanks. Yeah, it’s a lot to deal with. But many other women have dealt with much worse. I’ll just take it one day at a time!
Ugh. Will weigh in again tomorrow, but I don’t have any hopes of having lost. I’ve been sick since Tuesday, with an awful cold/fever, and when I have a cold I just have to have carbs. Had some pizza, and a hamburger and fries, which put me over my weekly points limit.
On the plus side, I haven’t eaten much else… on the minutes side, I spent three days in bed.
I have lost 5 lbs since my last weigh in for a total of 8 lbs lost since New Year’s and bringing me down to 264. Totalled with the weight I lost since my all time high of 301 that is a total of 37 lbs lost since 06/01/07. Go me!
Holy shit - weighed myself today and I’ve lost 6lbs in one week! I stepped on the scales terrified that I’d not have budged at all but lo and behold I’ve lost best part of half a stone. Weightwatchers clearly does work, although this was the kickstart programme so I’m not expecting to lose as much in the weeks that follow. Still, if I lose 2lb a week every week I’ll be at my goal in just over 5 months - practically there!
236½, down 4 from last week and 7 from the start of the year. It’s good to be back on track after the blip between Christmas Eve and New Year’s . This is a significant milestone for two reasons: firstly it means I’ve lost over 50 pounds since I started in September and secondly it’s the first time I’ve been below 17 stone (238 pounds) since I don’t know when, probably 12 years or so.
If you’re still plateaued in the 220s, tdn, heads up, 'cos I’m on your six and coming at you out of the sun*. 
224 by Valentine’s Day is looking doable.
Yes, macho comparisons between air combat and not being a chronically overeating couch potato are entirely appropriate.
It made perfect sense. As mentioned upthread, the calorie difference between fat and lean means that you can lose fat and build muscle while (intentionally) undereating and still lose no weight, or less. The muscle will help in the long run though. Sooner or later you must run out of body fat.
Good luck norinew!
I hit 190.0 this morning. If I stick to my plan today I can break through to my next milestone: 189.999999999999.
Yay for a new milestone! And thanks for the good wishes. I had my first IV iron transfusion this morning, so I need five more of those, plus a uterine biopsy, and then we can get on with the surgery. I’ve heard a lot of folks lose weight after major surgery. We’ll see.
Personally, I’m planning on ordering some fairly expensive protein supplements ahead of time, and probably even taking a few of them to the hospital with me. If this thing is going to screw with my appetite, it’s going to make it hard to get in 90-100g of protein a day. The supplements I want are pricey (about $3.00 each), but contain 25g of protein in a mere 3oz serving, so they’re easy to down, even when you have no appetite! And we all know how important adequate protein is for healing!
I’ll be keeping y’all posted as this whole thing progresses.
My good luck with all things health-related continues, and I have the stomach bug that my kids had last week.
My points for the day:
Ginger ale: 1 point (diluted with water and spread out over the course of 8 hours)
Even keeping that down was a friggin’ miracle. At some point mid-day, I really just wanted to be put out of my misery.
Ah well, lorene, take the good with the bad. Being sick always allows for some weight loss.
My dizzy spells remain unexplained. The docs have done all the test they can think to do and say there is no obvious reason for them. They are now going to treat the symptoms, since they don’t know the cause. Frustrating for me in as much as I would prefer an answer. Also, if there were a way to treat the symptoms, why didn’t we do that *while *we were looking for a cause?
My darn groin pull is not getting any better and I am frustrated because I stopped doing the cardio while waiting for it to heal.
But I am still doing the weight training, so that is something.
Go you! You’re my hero anyway wth that pizza thing --I couldn’t have done that!
I’ve been bad for food this week – not journaling and ate fast food several times. It’s hard, since it was my daughter’s last week at home. I’m driving her back to school today, so it will be more fast food today…
I’m trying not to beat myself up, though – I’ll eat better (hopefully) when I have the house to myself. And I have been good for excercise – I went to Curves 3 times last week, plus yesterday. And everyday I didn’t do Curves I either took a 45 minute walk, or dd 45 minutes on the treadmill. So, half-a-yay for me!
Weighed in yesterday at 178. Whew. It may still not be a real loss, but at least that wasn’t a real gain last week. Still sick. Had to skip shinkendo last night–another 5 activity points down the drain, goshdarnit.
180/178/165
Another week and one more pound gone now. So, three pounds (164 this morning) lost in two weeks.
Aw, now you are making me blush! :o
You should totally feel proud of yourself for keeping up with the excersize. I am going to have to ramp up the excersize here in a couple of weeks myself and I am not looking forward to that!
If it makes you feel any better that pizza thing was so hard that I can’t tell you what that meeting was about. I was too focused on deliciousness.
The break was brutal, but I don’t think I put on more than a few pounds. I’m getting back together now and tracking my points. I joined the school gym last night and immediately went to a ‘yoga for fitness’ class - whew! What’s great is that they offer a class at 9 pm Monday through Wednesday, and 9 pm is a good time for me, since I’m generally not being productive by then anyway. It’s also an incentive to stay on campus late and get work done until the class.
Weigh in day for me:
Year beginning: 188
Last week: 186.5
This week: 184.5
Went to the doctor today, and I’ve lost a shade over 4 pounds in the past two weeks (I really need to get my own scale now, since my next appointment isn’t for six months). My cholesterol is 212, not high enough to warrant medication, just watch my fat intake. I’ve been checking out exercise equipment, and am leaning toward a recumbent bike, although I’ll need to get one that will hold more than 250 pounds (which seems to be the maximum on a lot of the ones I’ve seen).
I give up.
I’m throwing in the towel.
I quit.
No more of this crap for me.
Today I weighed in, and it’s the same. I’ve been stuck in 220-224 land for at least four months. I call shenanigans on that scale. It’s an evil scale, and it’s fucking with me. Mock me no more, evil scale! Back to the fire pits of Hell with ye!
I expressed my dismay to the receptionist (who looking at me rather oddly at that point). She suggested that I do a one-time consultation with a senior nutritionist to figure out what’s going on. I’m going to.