# The SDMB Weight Loss Club Part Drei (three) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 9, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506 "2003-10-09T17:20:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/341 "2003-12-16T18:40:11Z")
In case anyone is interested, my weigh & measure at Curves was this morning. I’m down 39.25". ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/342 "2003-12-16T19:01:04Z")
Wow! Just, wow. Just out of curiosity, **Ginger** , what measurements do you keep track of? I record my waist, hips, thighs, calves, ankles, chest, and upper arms, but I’m thinking maybe I should add on a few more points of fluff so I can have a better idea where the stuff is coming from. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/343 "2003-12-16T19:14:28Z")
Let’s see: Bust -.25 waist -4.75 abdomen -9 hips -9.75 thighs -8 (4 each thigh) upper arms -1.5 (.75 each one) They also track my body fat percentage and weight. Since joining there, I’m down 45.5 lbs and 5.9% body fat. I started at Curves after having lost some weight already. ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/344 "2003-12-16T20:31:51Z")
Thanks. I think I should keep track of my abdomen as well as my waist and hips. And it never occurred to me to take off for _each_ arm and thigh. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/345 "2003-12-20T14:08:34Z")
197.5 this morning. And yes, I will still be dieting over Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/346 "2003-12-29T15:19:33Z")
Ladies and Gentlemen, I can only assume that since this thread is belly-up, you have forgotten your goals. Well, we’re only a few days from a new year, and the resolutions that come along with it. I have been following my program all the way through, except for one day. I am on -plan and hoping that the New Year will bring me a size 10 and better health all around. Who’s with me? ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/347 "2003-12-29T16:39:07Z")
Never fear, **Ginger** dear. I am totall with you. For some reason, I had a bit of backsliding. (I think I wasn’t paying attention to what I was eating, really, and let some excess carbs sneak in.) I’m good again, though, and am down to 170. I want to be further ahead than I am, but I _have_ lost 26 pounds. I have a long way to go, but I have come further than I really thought I would. I think I can go all the way and hope the new year brings a size 10 (and painless knees) for me as well. 196/170/140 ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/348 "2003-12-29T17:01:35Z")
Er, that would be totall_y_ with you. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/349 "2003-12-29T21:44:15Z")
Glad to hear it, skeptic\_ev. I’ve been doing just fine by myself, and would continue that way, but it’s nice to have a little bit of help if I need it. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/350 "2003-12-30T00:25:09Z")
I’m still in. Unfortunately, I’ve let the exercise slide as of late. Hubby and I just had a nice discussion about what he can do to help me get back on the exercise track. Menopause brings with it a loss of lean muscle tissue, and the only way to combat that is with weight-bearing exercise, so my goal for the new year is to make it to the gym to lift weights at least twice a week (three would be good, but with my all-or-nothing mentality, I’m aiming for two, so that, if I see that there’s no hope for three times that week, I won’t go “oh, well, this week’s shot, so never mind”). I have managed to maintain my weight-loss, which pleases me. Hopefully, when I get back to lifting, I’ll see pounds start to drop again. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/351 "2003-12-30T16:40:13Z")
I hauled my sick self to the gym this morning. It nearly killed me. Tell me again why I do this? ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/352 "2003-12-30T16:49:02Z")
Work out when you’re sick? I dunno. Work out in general? 'Cause it makes you look and feel better. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/353 "2003-12-30T17:47:37Z")
Well I was down 2 pounds the week before christmas and I’m still there the week after so I consider that a victory. Good for you following your plan through the holidays Ginger! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/354 "2003-12-30T18:58:03Z")
Any day you don’t gain is a good day! Good work! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/355 "2003-12-30T20:56:29Z")
I intend to join you guys on Jan 5. My New Year’s Resolution. I am 45 years old, and have weighed around 165-180 for the past 20 years. I have ballooned up to 198.5!!! I blame that on quitting smoking 4 months ago, but it’s time to do something about it. I hate the way I look, and I intend to start a healthier way of eating, and exercising a lot more. Veggies and lean meat, cut out most sugar and starch, and drinking tons of water. See you soon! And congratulations to all of you for your success! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/356 "2003-12-30T22:01:48Z")
**Ginger** , I’m not trying to sound like your mother or anything, but if you have even a tiny fever, you shouldn’t work out, as it can cause your fever to spike; so sayeth one of the trainers at the Y. **Delores** , welcome aboard! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/357 "2003-12-30T22:52:03Z")
Welcome, **Delores.** After my unfortunate Atkins experience, my weight has seemingly become independent of my food and exercise, and I am back to 182#. This is still a weight loss of 25# for the year, but it’s half what I had lost by July! Numerous trips, and the hoidays, haven’t helped any. Therefore, I’ve reloaded my DietPower software. My goal is to be back to 160-150 by July. Should we start a new thread, do you think? ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/358 "2003-12-30T23:55:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Should we start a new thread, do you think? I think that’s a good idea. These long threads really give the hamsters a workout. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/359 "2003-12-31T02:03:19Z")
Yeah, sure. Everytime we start a new thread, the post count goes into overdrive for a few weeks before it settles down, and by then we’re on Page 5. (Took us only 3 weeks, this time.) But whatever. Right now, I’m getting over the Christmas goodies. Zoomed up from 173 to 178, now back down to 175. Third time I’ve been within 1 pound of goal (172) - right before Thanksgiving, right before Dope The Halls, and right before Christmas. Way I’m going, I’ll be down to 173 again right before the NYC MegaDopefest. Grumble, grumble. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506/360 "2003-12-31T02:20:17Z")
OH, I like how that works, RT! Maybe I’ll get down to 165 the day before NYDope! Think I can? 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-weight-loss-club-part-drei-three/206506.md?page=19)