Posts by nkkny1

This week: 162.0

Last week: 161.2

Gain: .8 lb

Beginning of year: 177

End of year: 162

Total loss this year: 15 LBS!!!! 

Although I did not meet my challenge goal, I must reflect on what an amazing year it has been for me on the site.

When I started here on January 1st 2008, I weighed 177.  With CC I was able to move from being "slightly overweight" to having a healthy BMI.  I still cannot believe that I lost 15 pounds!  Most of it fell off in the the early stages, and I've been on this plateau in the lower 60's (for the past couple of months) that doesn't want to budge.  I pretty happy at this weight, and although there are some places that I'd like to improve, I'm not going to beat myself up about it.  My goal for 2009 is to keep exercising, and eating well.  I'm confident that it will all eventually fall into place =)

This will be my last weigh in for this challenge because I will be leaving the country on Friday, and won't have access to a scale.  I'll be away for a month, but when I come back to the US, I'll be working hard towards my goals!  2008 was amazing, and I have a feeling that 2009 is going to be even better.  We already have the tools, and we know how to use them, so let's put them to good use for the new year.  

Congratulations to all of you!  Many of you have made significant strides!  

Oceangirl: You must be feeling very good about your loss =)

v-avila: 7.2 pounds is great!

Saarap: Woo hoo!  10 lbs in this challenge, you will see the 160's very soon

carlynj21: Sometimes we do need breaks.  It is very difficult to not eat what everyone else is having, especially during the holidays.  During Thanksgiving, and Christmas time (aka now! lol) I take a lot of breaks from counting calories, an make sure that I exercise a lot, and then give myself permission to eat whatever I want.  

leanne: Doesn't it feel good to say "I'm done"!  Congrats!!

oakmommy: You've lost an amazing amount of weight.  Congratulations and thanks for putting this together =)

courduroyfirekills3: I hope your finals are over!  My last one finished today.  It's so stressful.  Hopefully this was a better week for you!

I'll be back to CC in February when I get back from my trip.  Keep it up the good work!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's to you all 

Way to go Oakmommy!  Woo hoo

This week: 162.2

Last week: 161.8

Gain .4 lbs

This week i'm up by .4 lbs.  I've been eating at maintenance, but I've been exercising like a dog.  Perhaps I should cut out the salt.  Well on the bright side, I have dents on my legs from all of the running, squats, lunges and dips I'm doing.  I'm really excited because my legs are getting really hard and they look freakin awesome 

Next challenge, get the belly down!!! It sticks out way too much.  I'll find a way :)  I have two and a half weeks before I leave on my vacation/study abroad trip.  I'll be happy leaving this challenge in a few weeks knowing that although I didn't lose the 10%, I've toned up and I look better

Wow Ocean girl, I'm just remembering that you are so far away!  It's 11 am over there and 8 pm here in NY.  As far as the exercise situation goes, is there can you stay in an air conditioned room and do some work outs on your own? (lunges, squats, jog in place, jumping jacks)  you know there are a number of short work outs on Youtube...pilates and even the drill types.  It's a shame you can't get out because it's so hot!  

Have fun in NZ!! =)

This week - 11/17: 159.8 lbs
Last week - 11/10: 162 lbs
Loss: 2.2

Woo hooo!!!  I haven't seen the 150's in ages!  I'm so happy about the loss!  Next week will be even better ;)

Great job everyone!

Last Week: 164

This Week: 162.8

Loss: 1.2 lbs.

BMI: 23.7 Fat %age: 35.2%

I would have lost more if it weren't for all of those chocolates I ate...The house is still full of Halloween candy. Errrr....I'm going to keep working out

Original Post by carlynj21:

I was up a pound this morning. Was sooo discouraging. I know it was prolly water and all that crap but it still pissed me off. It is so hard to just lose a pound and then to have gained it back!!! I know it is just fluctuation but I hate to see it. Maybe I should hide the scale and only weigh once a week or quit being a baby and just know it isn't real on day to day. At least my trend line is still going down. Okay I will quit griping. Today is going to be a good day!!! Everyone stay focused and have a great weekend!!

It's very frustrating to see the fluctuations.  One night my weight was 169 and the next morning it was 163 (6 lbs overnight!!!)  I drank a lot of water the day before.  It's strange the way our body holds on to the weight.  For me it's usually because of water or salt intake.  It's an obsessive habit to check everyday, but it keeps me on track lol. 

Thanks for answering my question guys :)  I didn't retain that night!  I never knew parsley and lemon juice helps eliminate the water.  Those will be my allies on those salty nights lol 

When I have the time to work out, I get on my treadmill, do The Firm DVD work-outs or dance (even by myself haha) :)

I have started doing all three again.  My goal for this challenge is to get at least 2 days of sculpting a week along with 2-3 days of cardio.  I can sculpt and do the cardio on the same days so it'll be 3 days of work outs and 4 days of rest.  I don't want to overdo it...This is manageable for me at the moment.  When I try to do too much, I don't stick to it.

I bought some fun workouts to change things up a bit (I hate running on the treadmill).  This one is my favorite:

http://www.amazon.com/Samba-Reggae-Workout-Qu enia-Ribeiro/dp/B000RZP472/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 &s=dvd&qid=1223926153&sr=8-1

It's a lot of fun

I have a MacBook as well and I love it.  It didn't take long to learn how to figure everything out.  It's also very fast and it doesn't crash and get bugs/viruses like my other window's pc.  It's a little expensive, but totally worth it :)  

Wow, I feel like I have met my twins.  I'm 5'9 and weigh 165.  I started out on this site in January (at 177 lbs) and managed to get down to the 150's (in May), however, because of a lot of stress over the summer I gained some of the weight back.  I'm very focused now and I'd like to go down to 150 by January.  (I'm going to Brazil in January so I just have to lose it all lol) 

It is true, because we are tall, we do carry it well, but there are always those problem areas that we have to work on.  For me it's the arms and belly....gotta tone up!!!!

Good luck ladies!

I know what you are talking about!  When I work out very very hard I get the same smell in my nose.  The only other time besides working out that I got the smell was when I fell when I was younger and hit my head really hard.  I blacked out and smelled ammonia.  I really wonder what causes this while working out (especially since I can relate this to a terrible head injury as a child).

Usually during it I gain a couple of lbs.  I get really bloated and I only get back to normal when it's over.  It sucks when I do a weigh in during those days, because it seems like I didn't make any progress.

It's definitely doable.  Just make sure you are sensible with your calories and pay attention to the deficit (as birdy22 mentioned).  Working out may give your metabolism a great boost!  I never used to exercise, however when I started counting calories and exercising, I was shocked to see that I lost 10 lbs in the first month :-)  To give you an idea...I started out very slowly at once per week for half an hour (Because I hate being on the treadmill...but that's my only option) and made sure that if I did work out, that I gave myself a very challenging work out.  I moved it up to 2 days per week and the weight came off at 2 lbs a week.  When I stop working out, the weight loss slows to about 1 lb a week.  

If you work out a couple of days a week, you can definitely reach your goal.  Just make sure you are challenging yourself and that you make yourself sweat.  Also, don't forget to tone up!  A little muscle can make you look very slender + the more muscle you have, the more calories you burn.  Additionally, make sure you eat well and that you have a good amount of protein and complex carbs so that your body has the fuel it needs.  Good luck :-)

Original Post by jenmcc:

Are you talking about the area that's around or above the belly button? Or below the belly button?

If it's your waistline (around or above the belly button), then the culprit might not be subcutaneous fat, but visceral fat. This is the most dangerous kind of fat. We have an organ called the omentum - do a google on this term. It's what gives people the protuding "beer belly" look.

 Jenmcc, Thank you very much for the post.  You gave very good advice and explained everything very well.  I have also been hearing about Omega 3 Fatty Acids as foods that slim you down.  Actually last week I read an article saying that you can lose belly fat by having 5 spoons of olive oil a day.  They did say that you must work off the extra calories but by having the oil it will help get rid of the inflammation.  The link is in Portuguese, but here it is for those of you that understand or want to translate it:

http://boaforma.abril.uol.com.br/edicoes/249/ fechado/Dieta/conteudo_753.shtml

The diet promises that you will lose 4 kilos (~9 lbs) in 15 days, but that just seems like an exaggeration, and if you do, it sounds unhealthy for your weight to go down that fast.  But then again, I've never tried something like this and I don't know what adding so many good fats will do to your body.  The article mentions a study from the British Journal of Nutrition.  If I find it I will pass it on to all of you :-)