WLS Weigh In 2-1-10

chewyspaghetti

It's that time again, ladies!

Frustratingly, my weight has did not change from last week. Even worse- I have not lost a single pound this month, and my measurements have not changed. Actually- I had lost weight, then I gained it back. Ugh!

16 years ago

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Louise

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Oh what a nightmare. You're still looking fabulous though x

16 years ago

rute

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I was having the same problem, I'm very carefull with what I eat and nothing.. my weight doesn't change, so I decided to take exercise more serious and instead of doing only daily walks I decided to go to a gym and now I workout 5 days a weeks.
I started one week ago, they weighted and measured me, and this will be repeated every month.

16 years ago

Michelle

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Looks like a frustrating weigh-in day across the board, ladies. I went up 0.6 pounds this week. It wasn't a huge shock, but a bit disappointing all the same. But I'm determined to just buckle down harder this week. Problem; we have two dinner engagements at restaurants with a prix-fixe menu (part of a winter festival here in Toronto), so I'll have to counteract the effects of meals I don't cook myself. Strategy is to reserve all my flex points so I can enjoy those dinners without guilt (yes, the price includes dessert). Diligent logging will be crucial this week if I'm to stay on target each day and save my flex points. I'll also try and be good about walking more. I welcome other suggestions.

Khris, don't lose heart; you've still lost an unbeilievable amount and are light years ahead of where you were this time last year. Hopefully this month will be better for you. And don't beat yourself up too much; you've been sick, and getting healthy should come first!

16 years ago

Vani

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Uggh, looks like the dreaded plateau Khris. You look fantastic so maybe the inches are melting and you just need to wait for a flush. As promised I've started eating healthy, following general South Beach guidelines. I've also been good about going to the gym every morning. Inspired by Sarah, I'm adding in a strength workout at home in the evenings, starting today. I think I've lost about 4 lbs in the last few weeks, so I'm quite motivated. Of course, it didn't help that the second thing my MIL said to me after wishing me on my birthday is that I need to lose weight. Urgh.

16 years ago

Michelle

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AAAARGH Vani! Why do people do this! *hugs*

16 years ago

marianna

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Ugh, I have no words. BAD weigh-in for everyone. My new scale reports that I have gained 0.8 pounds, which I think is absolutely ridiculous because I was SO good this week. Really really good. I did not overeat, if anything I ate less than usual. What can I do. Sigh.

16 years ago

shiny

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I'm with Rute on this! I started back in on my running program this month. I'd slacked off back in October; it was tempting to take off the entire winter and wait for warm weather, but I'm tired of the scale not budging!

My new goal is to run at least 3x's a week, which I managed for all of January. I'm taking it pretty easy, and giving myself permission not to run on the super frigid or icy days.

So it's not much, but the scale seems to finally be budging. I think I'm down about a pound. It's hard to say, there's too much fluctuation. I definitely have not gained.

Oh well, even if I've not lost anything at all, I feel so much better. Yeah for exercise and what it does for your self-image!

Now I have to stop reading YLF and get out there for my run... the weather isn't too bad today: 28 degrees, sunny, not much wind... sidewalks are clear...

Question for the exercisers: do you use a calendar to give yourself a "gold star" on days you exercise? For some reason, I have always found this to be highly motivating.

16 years ago

marianna

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I'm going to start the Couch to 5K program today. I have a fitness center in my apartment building and I need to take advantage of it. Seems like I won't be able to lose weight until I start doing some hard workouts. Walking isn't enough for my stubborn fat.

16 years ago

Michelle

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Marianna dear, you're being too hard on yourself. You've lost a bunch of weight, so obviously your body isn't quite as stubborn as you make it out to be. As to this week's gain, perhaps you were under-eating? That can adversely affect weight loss, crazily enough. You're still doing well!
Focus on your interview for now and get back your positive mojo!

16 years ago

shiny

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Marianna, you burn just as many calories walking one mile, as you do running 1 mile. How much are you walking now?

I've done the couch-to-5K before and it is great. What I do now mostly (and what I recommend) is to just go by how you feel, and always do less than you think you can (to prevent overdoing it and injuring yourself).

Try inserting short bursts of slow jogging into your walking routine. Slow back down to a walk before you feel too tired. For example, when I first started running (this is 17 years ago), I had been power-walking 5x's a week, 1 hour. After about a year of doing that, I was feeling unchallenged, so one day I decided to jog between telephone poles. Then walk for two telephone poles. Then jog for one. I did this and slowly worked my way up to running the entire route - still the same amount of calories burned, just faster!

If you're on a treadmill another thing you can do is use the hills setting - still walking but you'll feel the burn for sure. Incidentally (and I love this factoid!), walking uphill is great for lowering your blood pressure, while walking downhill is great for reducing your blood sugar! So do both.

16 years ago

marianna

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I have been walking 1 mile around a park, but I probably wasn't pushing myself very hard because I wasn't breaking a sweat. I'll be using a treadmill from now on and I usually feel like I push myself a lot harder when I'm in an actual gym setting.

Before I got really fat I used to run several miles on the treadmill and I did indeed work up the endurance by doing walking/jogging intervals. I've never done couch-to-5k but it seems like a good way to start... I like following "rules" when it comes to exercise. Walking on an incline is a great idea too. I remember that I used to get a great workout doing this.

I also probably need to count calories. Lately I've just been eating "healthy" but maybe I am still eating too much. I hate counting calories...

16 years ago

Michelle

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Annoying as it can be, counting callories (or points or whatever you use) is probably a good idea. I know my best weeks are the ones in which I'm logging things religiously. It's amazing how things can add up. Or even how they don't. Sometimes you realize you're short of your target and should go ahead and eat something.

16 years ago

marianna

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Michelle, are you paying for the WW tools online or just counting points on your own?

16 years ago

Michelle

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I'm paying for it. I need to be able to look up the point value of most foods, and I can do that with the tools. Plus there's a recipe builder which allows me to calculate the point value of stuff I cook myself (this is huge for me, since I cook often). If you ever need/want me to look stuff up for you, though, I'd be happy to.

16 years ago

chewyspaghetti

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Oh no! I'm sorry that I am not alone in this.
Marianna- you may be under eating. I use Sparkpeople.com to track calories. It's free and easy, and you can even add a recipe, have it calculate the calories and then add it to your favorite foods.

16 years ago

marianna

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Well, hopefully next week is better for all of us! Let's make a conscious effort to have a happy weigh-in next Monday.

16 years ago

Inge

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I think you are all doing marvelously well! It's enormously frustrating when the scale won't budge (Marianna: there are slight differences between scales, so it could just be that?), but you are all eating right and getting exercise too.

Hang in there lasses, and if it helps: you have all been looking fantastic in pictures recently!!

16 years ago

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Well I think you're all doing really well. No one has fallen off the band wagon! Everyone plateaus during weight loss, but you'll start to see results soon enough. Chins up ladies! You all look fabulous to me.

16 years ago

chewyspaghetti

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I lost two pounds last night- why doesn't that happen on Sunday night??
I have recently discovered that regardless of how much I eat through the morning and afternoon, and am starving by 4pm. (I mean- ready to gnaw my own arm off- even if I have a snack at 3). So, instead of fighting nature, I am starting to have dinner ready at 4. I can have a snack later, but eating my big meal early seems to make sense to me. That's what I did yesterday, and it obviously worked.

16 years ago

marianna

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Yay Khris! Thanks for sharing your good news. Very encouraging!

16 years ago

Angie

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Fantastic, Khris!

16 years ago

Vani

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Yay, that's wonderful Khris! It amazes me how in tune you are with your body and it's needs.

Michelle, Thank you! Big *hugs* right back. Sigh...I guess it is some consolation that I'm not being singled out. It is the same line she takes with my SIL, DH, their cousins and so on. I can brush past anything but it hurts when comparisons are drawn. Which is why I am thankful for YLF every single day. You keep me going and confident in myself

16 years ago

chewyspaghetti

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I meant to comment about that, too Vani. My dad always does that- if not to me, than to my husband. It's so rude, inconsiderate and hurtful. I think the last time he said anything, I just told him that he was old- and at least I could loose weight. Of course, he though that was funny.

16 years ago

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