I know where your two damn pounds went… they snuck across town and ended up on my ass. I’m UP two pounds! :mad:
I’ve been really good today, food-wise, and rode my bike twice for 30 minutes. I’m going to go do another 20-30 minutes right now (before Trading Spaces!) and really watch what I eat for the next few days.
I need to drink more water. I haven’t been drinking as much as I should, and I know that affects my weight loss.
All the stores have Spring clothes out, and I want to lose more before I buy new clothes. I’ve hit a plateau, and need to kick-start my body back into losing mode.
I’m actually a little bit smaller than I was when I got married. My wedding ring and engagement rings are loose. They’re not about to fall off, but they twist around easily.
I’ve been naughty, again. Sticking to the diet, but I’ve missed the Y this week so far because of an eye problem… couldn’t see myself getting out of bed at the crack of ohmygawd.
No weigh-in to report, but a bit of happy news anyway. I am wearing an old pair of jeans that happen to be the next size DOWN. Since they were worn only a handful of times before my ass outgrew them, they look new.
270 was a BIG goal for me, since I’ve had that on my driver’s license for many years and not even been close to it. Now, it’s finally, really, actually true.
Mentally, it’s a big hurdle. I’ve always seen 270 as the point-of-no-return fat level. 260? You’re a fat normal guy. 270? Game over. Next stop, 600. It’s all in my head (Probably influenced by being a wrestler back in HS. I think 260 was the upper limit of being a Heavyweight at the time. Bigger than that was no-mans-land)
Just got back from a business trip to Charlotte and had two problems: My ‘business’ clothes juuuuust about don’t fit any more. I forgot my belt and had to keep one hand in my pocket to keep the pants up. I was swimming in my shirt. Second, we were too busy for a regular meal during the two days and everyone went to a convenience store/gas station to grab breakfast and lunch and run… Let me see… I think I’ll have… No… no… nope… no… Pork rinds? Yuk… no… Beef Jerky? No regular? Only ‘Hot and Sweet’ and BBQ? No… no… (sound of a car horn honking) Okay, fine… A couple of cans of Diet Pepsi and a bag of peanuts (single serving size - I’ve learned that - split over two days)
The nights were better - Steak and fresh green beans for one and chicken and asparagus the other. Good stuff!
The boiler was down at the Y this morning. :mad: (first time I’ve used that one)
Never went last week, and this was an unplanned cheating weekend. Still, I weighed in, and I’m down 2 more. Happily, I’ve cracked the 100 lbs to go barrier.
I’m still having fun showing off the treasure trove of new old jeans, because the novelty of dropping a size hasn’t worn off yet.
Been in a holding pattern for a while, just wavering between the same 3-4 pounds, but have been dropping inches.
Broke down and went shopping–I’m going to be out in Texas next month, and I needed a few outfits to look decent in, because just about everything I own is just too huge for me. It’s really exciting to fit into the smallest size at Lane Bryant–I remember a day when I wished I could at least do that.
Lately, I’ve been getting quite a few compliments on the state of my behind (I always carry my weight on my middle). Yesterday, when trying on clothes while shopping, I got a good look at my rear view.
You know, I am starting to have a nice looking butt. I never thought that would happen again.
I just hit 250 in the MD’s office last week, and I think that’s giving me the motivation to get serious about losing some weight.
For some reason, eating sensible makes eminent sense to me right now, which is paradoxically a little scary, in that I’ve felt this way before–“Hot dog? I don;'t even get why people eat those unhealthy, salty, nutritionally-empty things. Bleagghh!”–it’s just been hard to feel that way for very long.
I’ve been eating mostly vegetables the last few days, but I haven’t weighed myself since the visit to the doctor’s, so:
I’m doing Weight Watchers. At the beginning of Feb. I set my goal to just go every week until the end of March. No weight loss goal of any kind. Just to go to the meetings. I know myself, and knew it would take me at least a month - six weeks to stop having tantrums about not being able to eat Pad Thai and Chicago-style pizza and whatever else I wanted, whenever I wanted.
I figured two months was enough to get my tantrums out of my system, to learn that when I do the program, I lose weight, and when I don’t, I don’t!
Anyhoo, it’s gone exactly the way I thought it would. Have yo-yo’d up and down between 199 and 194 for several weeks. But I’ve come to want to see those numbers go down each week more than I want pizza. It’s become like a game to me. Can I meet my points target? Can I lose every week? I’m very competitive when I’m competing against myself, so this is the perfect program for me.
In two weeks I’ll have hit that first psychological goal.
My second psychological goal is to get out of the 190’s. Last week I was at 192.4, so I’m really hoping I bust that goal tomorrow at weigh-in!!
WeightWatchers for me. I’ve been trying to do it on my one; some success but too durn much hard work!
My long range goal is 100 pounds lost. My first intermediate range goal is the 10% of total body weight lost mark, or 27 pounds. My short term goal is to lose 2 pounds a week, and that’s what I’m concentrating on. Accomplish that on a regular basis and the rest will fall right in line.
Just about at the end of a busy two months of travel and food that began with the NYC Dopefest back in January, and ends with a birthday celebration at my office tomorrow. Amazingly enough, after all that I’m only 4 pounds above the goal of 172 I realized in mid-January.
Getting back to goal is important to me for two reasons:
(1) I set that goal for good reasons, and the reasons are still valid - I want to be at a weight where, if I should fall off the wagon like I have lately, I’m not bulging out of my pants right away. I can wear a 34 waist up to about 180, but past that I have to go up a waist size. So if I let the four pounds I’ve lately gained stay on, then all it takes is one more bad weekend at the in-laws to knock me back up to a 36 waist. And I don’t want to go back to a 36.
(2) You all know how it is: once you let this four or five pounds stay around, it’s that much easier to do so with the next four or five pounds, and after awhile, you’re back where you started. Nuts to that.
So: 172/176/172. It ain’t much, but it’s still coming off.
okay, I have been working out for 2 months now. I have lost 6 pounds and have gone down 2% in body fat. I have also increased my muscle mass.
Starting weight: 226
Present weight: 220
Body fat %: 37%
I have been watching what I eat. No more soda and I eat a lot of chicken (because of work.) My work out is 1 and 1/2 hours of weight training followed my 40 minutes of intense cardio, 3 times a week. Seems to be working.
I’ve been on WW since Monday, March 9. Today is Tuesday, March 16 and I’ve lost 10 pounds now. I know that it’ll slow down once I flush the excess fluids, but it sure is nice to see it kickstart this way. I even watched my diet (though to a lesser degree) this past weekend, through the unexpected death and subsequent funeral of my FIL (yes, this has been a hellish weekend).
I’m also thinking of joining Curves–I just found out there’s one not far from my home. I’ve heard lots of good things about it.
The marathon’s done, and my birthday’s over, and now I will be running for exercise (no ultra-long runs, just 3-6 miles a few times a week) and cutting down on my calories (making portions smaller, eating fewer starchy foods, more raw veggies). It will help that it’s getting to be spring and my body won’t feel the need for keeping a thick winter layer. My body doesn’t know what to do with snow and cold; where I grew up (Northern CA) it never got below about 40 degrees. I’m also seriously considering going off the pill for a month or two to try to get rid of the weight I gained when I switched to the one I’m on. After that, I’ll switch to the more expensive one (the one that doesn’t make me gain weight). I had to buy size 10 jeans for the first time in my life about a month ago, and it scared the crap out of me. Gotta get back to my 6-8.
I got a good kick in the butt on Monday of this past week when I tried on a pair of jeans that I hadn’t worn in a while. They used to be slightly too big, but now I can barely get them zipped up. Time for drastic action.
I’d been toying with the idea of trying Atkins for awhile, so I studied up on the Induction phase online and made out a shopping list. Day One was Wednesday.
It’s now Day Five, and I’ve already lost 7 pounds! It’s hard to describe how excited I am…I know that most of that, if not all of it, is water weight, but I don’t care! It’s so encouraging. I’ve tried diet after diet before, and NEVER saw the scale go down more than a pound or two before I got tired of being hungry and tired and gave up. I’ve never stayed on a diet this long, I’m ashamed to admit.
Somehow, this time things are different. I have no idea why, really, but I just feel this sort of determination to see it through. It really helps that so far I’m feeling great. No cravings after the first couple of days (I can’t believe the thought of potato chips isn’t even tempting), and I have enough energy to do twenty minutes on the elliptical every day. (I’m planning on adding to that gradually as I go.) Actually, I’m having trouble forcing myself to eat an adequate amount of calories. I’m just not hungry. It’s great!
I do have a question for those of you who have gone to Curves. There’s one within easy walking distance of my apartment, and I’m thinking about joining. The problem, though, is that I’m super-sensitive about my weight. I can’t even talk about it with my (very supportive) hubby without almost crying. What is the atmosphere at Curves like? What happens when you first join? I’m one of those people who hates working out in public because I feel like everyone is looking at me thinking, “what a cow!” and I got the feeling that maybe Curves is a good place for somebody like that. What are your thoughts?
I’m also doing Atkins. For the first time in my life, I feel like I actually have some hope of being a normal weight by eating low-carb. I can eat normal amounts of food, I don’t have the blood sugar rollercoasters that I had on other diets, and it just really works.
I’ve been working out at Curves since October (and been an employee for the past few months), and I highly recommend going there. They’re supportive, and it’s a much more comfortable place to go (especially if you’re sensitive to such things) than a regular gym. There are women of all shapes, sizes, and ages that work out there, and trust me, no one is watching you and thinking you’re a cow. More likely, they’re worried that you’re thinking the same thing about them. I always have enjoyed my workouts there–I’ve made plenty of friends with other members who are in all different stages of losing weight or getting healthy, and my workout always goes by very quickly.
When you go in for your first appointment, there will be a figure analysis where they do weigh, measure, and check your body fat percentage. It’s a way to find out where you are right now, and to be able to figure a healthy and attainable goal. When you join, there will be a first workout where one of the employees will take you on the circuit and show you how to use all the machines and all the recommended stretches for after your workout. There should always be an employee in the circuit when you’re working out, in case you need a hand or to give you tips on getting the best workout.
I hope that helps!
I’ve had quite a bit of success doing Atkins and working out at Curves. It’s good to see someone else in the same boat.
I usually lurk here but just wanted to say congrats on your weight loss so far. I have been doing Atkins for over a year now, and I have never felt better or healthier in my life- not even when I was doing the low-fat thing successfully. I have tons of energy, no blood sugar roller coaster and, like you, hunger is no longer a factor- I’m in complete control for the first time of my life.
I have lost 53 lbs on Atkins- and never felt like I was on a diet- its great!
Question for you all-
I notice, now that I’m closer to “normal” weight (at 5 foot 1, my weight is still somewhat chunkville for a girl), people notice me more, or are friendlier/more outgoing. I don’t know if its because I have more confidence now or because my weight was a turn-off for even just every day social activity. I don’t feel that way towards overweight people- but maybe its because I’ve been there. Anyways- do other people notice the same thing happening as you lose weight?
Jaime
185/133/125
