Posts by navane

Name: Kelly
Age: 32
Height & frame: 5' 8", small frame
Highest weight & date: 181, January 2004
CC start wt and CC start date: 175 on October 12, 2007

Start Weight in December 1, 2009: 170
Goal Weight (by December 29, 2009): 166

Week 1; 08-Dec: 
Week 2; 15-Dec: 
Week 3; 22-Dec: 
Week 4; 29-Dec: 

Total monthly weight loss: 

Ok, so I'm not very successful at this...but, I am persistent!!!  LOL 

Original Post by mischiefdm:

Name: MischiefDM  
Age: 71
Height & frame: 5' 6.25" small-med
Highest weight & date: 174 in 2006
CC start wt and CC start date: 142 in 11/2007
Start Weight in November 1, 2009: 136
Goal Weight (by November 29, 2009): 130

Week 1; 08-Nov: 135.. -1.0
Week 2; 15-Nov: 135
Week 3; 22-Nov: 131.4.. -3.6
Week 4; 29-Nov:

Total monthly weight loss: 4.6

Think most of that was water weight but the number looks good and I'll take it for whatever.

You're almost to your goal!

.....Kelly :)

Name: Kelly
Age: 32
Height & frame: 5' 8", small frame
Highest weight & date: 181, appx. Jan 2004
CC start wt and CC start date: 175lbs on Oct. 12, 2007

Start Weight in November 1, 2009: 167
Goal Weight (by November 29, 2009): 163

Week 1; 08-Nov: 167
Week 2; 15-Nov: 170.8
Week 3; 22-Nov: 
Week 4; 29-Nov: 

Total monthly weight loss: 0

I usually weigh-in in the morning after I wake up; however, I forgot to do that today.  I just came back from a luncheon event and my weight is probably a reflection of the fact that I just ate a meal.  

Name: Kelly
Age: 32
Height & frame: 5' 8", small frame
Highest weight & date: 181, appx. Jan 2004
CC start wt and CC start date: 175lbs on Oct. 12, 2007

Start Weight in November 1, 2009: 167
Goal Weight (by November 29, 2009): 163

Week 1; 08-Nov: 167
Week 2; 15-Nov: 
Week 3; 22-Nov: 
Week 4; 29-Nov: 

Total monthly weight loss:  0

I didn't lose any weight this week; but, all of the Halloween candy I've been eating probably didn't help at all.  

On my first post, I said that I wanted to do a better job of planning meals and add two days of the gym back into my schedule.  I did come through on #1 - I did a solid job of prepacking healthy lunches and snacks in a cooler/lunch bag I bought.  So, I'm  proud of myself about that.  I'm currently defrosting some ground turkey and some salmon in preparation for this week's meals.  

On the other hand, I did not yet add the gym back into my schedule.  To be honest, I intentionally avoided working out last week as I was scheduled for a firefighter physical exam last week.  What does a physical have to do with it? Well, they make firefighter applicants run on a treadmill, on an incline, at top speed while hooked up to heart monitors. I didn't want to risk injuring myself the day before or going into the physical sore from a previous workout.  As luck would have it, the treadmill was broken the day I went in.  I have to go back on Wednesday to do the treadmill portion!  After that, I'll feel less nervous about going to the gym!

Name: Kelly
Age: 32
Height & frame: 5' 8", small frame
Highest weight & date: 181, appx. Jan 2004
CC start wt and CC start date: 175lbs on Oct. 12, 2007

Start Weight in November 1, 2009: 167
Goal Weight (by November 29, 2009): 163

Week 1; 08-Nov: 
Week 2; 15-Nov: 
Week 3; 22-Nov: 
Week 4; 29-Nov: 

Total monthly weight loss: 

October has been really awkward for me all around.  It's important to me personally that I take actual action and not just say that "I will try harder next time".  I have some ideas for how to address November.  

1) I am going to sit down this weekend and plan out my meals for the week so that I'm not trying to grab random unhealthy items from the 'food court' at work or out of the fridge at 10pm when I get home.  I bought a cooler so that I can pack my entire day's worth of healthy meals and snacks, according to my calorie target, and take it to work.  Once the cooler is empty, so are my opportunities for food. ;)  I'm thinking that, if I'm more diligent with sticking to the calorie intake, I will have a little more success this month.  

2) Also, I will aim to add back in at least two days at the gym each week and one day of walking my neighborhood (I love to walk!).  I haven't had the time to go to the gym at all since September and I'll probably have to work back into it. 

Those are my two action points!

.....Kelly :)

Name: Kelly
Age: 32
Height: 5'8"
Start Weight in October 1, 2009: 166.6
Goal Weight (by October 29): 163

Week 1; 08-Oct-09: 166.4
Week 2; 15-Oct-09: 169
Week 3; 22-Oct-09: 169
Week 4; 29-Oct-09: 

Total monthly weight loss: 0

LOL...it looks like a whole bunch of us are at TTOM at the same time!  

I dunno...I've been having awkward schedules.  I work M - F 7:30am - 4pm and then on M - W I have EMT school from 5 - 10pm and firefighting on TH from 6-10pm and SUN 12pm-5pm.   So, basically, I eat out of a microwave and fast food places (I try to make responsible choices). Because of this odd schedule, I've not been to the gym since August.  I also just moved and spent hours and hours hefting boxes around, I have to dig through piles just to find what I'm looking for.....

I'm just thinking that I may have to write-off this month and have a "do-over" for November. 

Name: Kelly
Age: 32
Height: 5'8"
Start Weight in October 1, 2009: 166.6
Goal Weight (by October 29): 163

Week 1; 08-Oct-09: 166.4
Week 2; 15-Oct-09: 
Week 3; 22-Oct-09: 
Week 4; 29-Oct-09: 

Total monthly weight loss: .2

Whoops!  I forgot that Thursdays are our new weigh-in days. 

Original Post by gelahope:

Yay! 1.6 pounds this week! Probably not gonna make my goal by Wednesday, but I'll still try my best! Yoga is doing wonders for me. Which is weird, because when I'm doing it I feel like I'm not doing anything at all! But then when i'm done I realize that I'm sweating and my heart is going. Crazy! I think I'm safely out of the 170s for good now. Yay! Looks like everyone else is doing alright too. Glad to know it. Good luck for Wednesday everyone! Keep it up!

~*~Gela~*~

Gela,  For the past year or so, I've been doing ballet and jazz-type dancing at home.  I do it because I just enjoy the artistic expression and because it helps give me a better range of motion in my muscles and joints.  I found that this type of exercise has really helped give me a sleeker, more toned figure.  I imagine that yoga would have a similar effect.  (Kind of like the pilates concepts?)

Good job on making it out of the 170s! We're the same height and about the same weight.  I got stuck in the 170s, and a couple months back, I finally shook free and am now around mid-160s.  Feels good!  So be sure to enjoy your accomplishment!

You know,  I came to the realization that I've not been paying enough attention to the plan lately.  You know, putting in some effort....that might help.  LOL

I also went and reviewed my CC settings and I think the calorie targets have been off for a while. Apparently, when you lose weight, you have to go back in and adjust the calculation. It's now telling me that I need to eat a hundred calories less.  Whoops! Maybe that's why I've been coasting on the same numbers? 

Alright....I've got to get back in there and start counting every last calorie again now that my targets are different!

.....Kelly :)

Original Post by mischiefdm:

Here's an interesting article on Rise, Shine, and Get Some Exercise

One tip given in the article is to, "Get organized. Lay out shoes, socks, and workout clothes the night before to make the morning as easy as possible." 

Now, I cannot manage to get myself out of bed early enough to exercise, but I do exercise in the afternoon.  I have found that setting my gym bag by my bedroom door, or leaving my tennis shoes out in the center of my floor, helps remind me of my plan to do some exercise after work. Out of sight, out of mind, right?  So, I agree with this little piece of advice!

.....Kelly :)

Name: Kelly
Age: 32
Height: 5' 8"
Start Weight in September 1, 2009:  166
Goal Weight (by September 30): 163

Sep 04: 166
Sep 11:
Sep 18:
Sep 25: 
Sep 30:

Total monthly weight loss:  0

Oh boy, 166.....here we go again! 

Name: Kelly
Age: 32
Height: 5' 8"
Start Weight in September 1, 2009:  166
Goal Weight (by September 30): 163

Sep 04:
Sep 11:
Sep 18:
Sep 25:
Sep 30:

Total monthly weight loss:

Hrm...I'm back up to 166 this morning.  That can't be right; I've been at 164.4 for a while.  I may have to adjust my entry accordingly if something shifts unexpectedly.  My roommate was going on and on at me last night at how good I look these days.  (He wasn't being creepy about it...he was just giving me some feedback.)  He told me that my stomach looks much flatter and that the weight loss is noticable.  Sooo..something must be going right!!

Original Post by wheredego:

Name:    Jeff
Age:       48
Height: 6' 0"
Start Weight in August 1, 2009: 236
Goal Weight (by August 28):      223

Aug 07:  233
Aug 14:  231
Aug 21:  229
Aug 28:

Total weight loss:  7 so far.

I think the days of losing 5 pounds a week are over me, but so is wearing size 48 pants.  The last half definitely comes off slower than the first half.  No worries.  Time to focus on the exercise and the eating routine for the long term.  Congratulations to so many of you who are posting successes.  Very motivating!

Hi Jeff,

You mentioned the "last half".  May I ask, how much did you weigh when you first started?

.....Kelly :)

Original Post by mischiefdm:

Name: Misch
Age: 71
Height: 5' 6.25"
Start Weight in August 1, 2009: 129.4 (started at 174 in 2006)
Goal Weight (by August 28): 127

Aug 07: 128.0.. -1.4
Aug 14: 127.6.. -0.4
Aug 21:
Aug 28:

Total weight loss: 1.8

Not sure that it is going to stay but I'll take it.

That's ok!  A win is a win!!

Name:  Kelly
Age:  32
Height: 5' 8"
Start Weight in August 1, 2009: 166
Goal Weight (by August 28): 163

Aug 07: 166
Aug 14: 166
Aug 21:
Aug 28:

Total weight loss:  0

That's ok!  I was stuck on 169 for what seemed like FORVER - I don't mind being stuck at 166 for a while!