Posts by scalebeater

Osteoarthritis in my knees at age 35 and 235 lbs. I am now 37, 170 lbs and pain free.  Still 30 more lbs to go tho before I am done losing, but my motivation has shifted to more general health and appearance reasons now that I've gotten a glimpse of how good carrying less weight feels ...

I am so stuck!!  At least I don't have to retype my weight because it's exactly the same.  Glad to see that so many of you are having so much success with your weight this summer.  Feel free to share your secrets! 

H: 5'3.5"
Challenge SW (Memorial Day): 167
LW: 168.6
CW: 168.6
GW: 135

 P.S. I am doing plenty of exercise, but eating too much.  I hardly ever have a day when I meet my calorie goal (1400 but I usually eat 1700-1800 which means no deficit), and am hungry all the time.

I am struggling with the same thing .. going from 50% carbs to 40% while staying in the same calories and trying to add protein.  I have done OK with replacing fruits with vegetables and nuts.  I mostly ate fruits as snacks (4-5/day before) and have cut back to 1-2 fruits, 1-2 veg snacks and 1 nut snack.  The difference in calories between the fruits and the vegetables has let me fit in the nuts (higher calories for a portion) while keeping calories the same.  Hoping for results from the switch.  Hope this helps.

Here's my weigh in from yesterday -- definitely paid for the holiday weekend:

H: 5'3.5"
Challenge SW (Memorial Day): 167
LW: 165.6
CW: 168.6
GW: 135

The trend is in the wrong direction, but there were restaurants, cake, ice cream, barbecue, alcohol, and I have been SOOO hungry so there are defintely extra calories (averaging around 1800, but with a few 2000+ days over the weekend) although I am exercising a lot more lately and I should have burned enough to lose weight.  Last week: 5 90 min hot yoga classes, 2 elliptical interval workouts 30 mins each, lifted weights once.   I am concerned about the gain, and going to concentrate more on my calories & protein intake this week.  Lifting weights and eating more protein may be backfiring for me, making me hungry and putting on weight??  Oh well... tomorrow's another day...

Me too.  I have lost 70 lbs, 4 clothing sizes, and 1/2 shoe size, from a 7 to a 6.5.  The shoe thing is disappointing, it is the one thing I thought was supposed to fit at any size ... and now I can't wear some of my favorites!!  I did try some of those gel insoles to take up room in some of my shoes and they made some of them wearable again, but it didn't work w every pair/style.

Hi all!!! You are all doing terrific!!  Congrats on all your hard work!  I am staying off the scale this week because I am trying a new trainer and some diet changes (more protein/same cals) to shake things up and don't want to get discouraged.  But can't wait to weigh in next week and see some results!!!

woo hoo!!! ... OK this is an extra Thursday weigh in, but i hope you'll indulge me because I have had a rough couple weeks and wanted to share... I was up a couple pounds the first week, back at 167 the second Monday but finally saw a little progress today!!!  Weekends are so hard, but I am going to take this encouragement and push a little harder this weekend.

H: 5'3.5"

Challenge SW (Memorial Day): 167

CW 6/11: 165.4

GW: 135

Everybody have a great weekend... and will see you back, looking ever slimmer on Monday!!!

I am UP .4 lbs, though hoping its just a fluctuation or water (there was extra sodium in my diet yesterday).  I averaged 1636 calories/day for the week, and logged over 10 hours of exercise total so I don't see how a real gain is possible.  Here's my stats:

H: 5'3.5"

Challenge SW (Memorial Day): 167

CW: 167.4

GW: 135

Glad I am part of this but sorry to spoil the momentum with my weight gain.  I am logging anyways and keeping it honest ... that's part of the challenge, right?

That's awesome!  I just realized I started out 50 lbs over the weight on my license and am now almost 20 lbs under it ... the only problem is I also added a couple of inches to my height and I've gone from a brunette to a blonde ...

I am going for my 2nd time tonight ... but I have done other types of yoga for over a year.  Didn't feel sick after the 1st time, amazingly invigorated, in fact.  Looking forward to it tonight!!!

I had the same prob once and did well with putting a hair wax on the thin ends to weigh them down and get them looking less wispy.  The one I have is Tigi brand - it comes in what looks like a thick metal tube and I think I got it at CVS. 

How soon after eating the pizza was it?  Yoga really requires an empty stomach, I'd probably wait at least 2-3 hours after eating pizza to practice.  If I'm really hungry before yoga, I'll have a piece of fruit, but not much else.  Or I'll go easy on the twists & inversions if I've eaten more recently.

Yes.  Last year when I went on vacation, I had lost 45 lbs at that point.  When I checked in my suitcase at the airport, it weighed exactly 45 lbs and I left the counter almost in tears.  I couldn't believe I'd lived carrying the equivalent of that bag on my back every day.

At this point, I've lost 70 lbs  (I want to lose 90-100).... and I can't even imagine, carrying that weight again.  That's so heavy, the airlines won't even let you check a 70 pound bag...

That soup recipe looks delicious ... but in answer to your question, it probably depends on how you cooked it originally, but I reheat tofu in the microwave all the time.  Sometimes it gets a little softer than in the original recipe but its minor.

I tried it briefly, years ago, and am relying on memory.  What I remember is being really hungry, and only lasting about 3 days.  And a lot of diluted cranberry juice.  It's nothing like Atkins, what I remember is very little, very specific foods that were not particularly low carb.  It would work if you have the willpower to follow it (I didn't but maybe you do), but I think it would be a short term solution.