Posts by free_style

Hi Mandi! I found this post and wondered how you did with the 3 month challenge. Did you lose the weight. I am still at 169 and still work out daily, nlt 45 minutes per day. I think the key for my weight loss is monitoring my food. Today was the first day I logged into Calorie Counter...

How are you doing? Do you still have weight to lose. I am looking for a buddy to help with motivation. I plan to really monitor my intake. I have been overweight for to long. Let me know if you've reached your goal.

7/21: W: 163; GW: 151 BMI: 30.8 GBM: 22 BF%: 40.7%

7/24: 159 GW; 151, BMI: 30.0 BF: 40.0% 7/29/2008: W: 159LB, BMI 30.00; BF: 40.5 (SLIGHT CHANGE) 8 POUNDS TO GO..I CAN DO IT...I CAN DO IT...

7/31/2008: TODAY'S WEIGH IN: 158LBS, BMI 29.9, BF% 39.7 MAKING PROGRESS (EDIT: ADDED WEIGH IN)

8/4/2008: W: 160LS, BMI: 30.3, BF: 40 WORKED OUT AFTER CIRCUIT TRAINING-

8/7/2008: CW: 158, BMI: 29.5, BF%, 39.5

8/11/2008: CW 162 BMI: 30.6, BF%39.7 AARGH!

SW 168 GW 125 

1. Aug 1    167  -1lb
2. Aug 8
3. Aug 15
4. Aug 22
5. Aug 29
6. Sept 5
7. Sept 12
8. Sept 19
9. Sept 26
10. Oct 3
11. Oct 10
12. Oct 17
13. Oct 24
14. Oct 31
15. Nov 7
16. Nov 14
17. Nov 21
18. Nov 28
19. Dec 5
20. Dec 12
21. Dec 19
22. Dec 26

Hey Browneyes,

I can't help you much: I am in much of the same predicament. One day at a time works for me. I didn't realize how many carbs I was taking in until I realized how many how I should consume. I'm on a daily basis, consuming 20g more than I should. I say this to say, you can consume carbs but in moderation.

Since I have found this number (which is probably obvious to most) I have cut back on my intake and have lost over 20 pounds. I also keep my toothbrush handy. Anyway, we are all in this together so hang in there with us. We can do this. Right torbelly?

Count me in. I'm thinking out loud

GW: 125 however, the holidays, my birthday, hmmm....I would like to post 125 pounds by Christmas. I am currently hovering at 159 pounds.

7/28: CW: 159, BMI: 30.0, BF%: 40.5 GW: 137

Good luck to ALL.

lynnhaslost,

That's a killa run. 3 miles in 15 minutes. Your ranging a 5 minutes mile. That's simply amazing. Most men can't compete with that time. Keep up the good work and with the hanging crunches, your strong.

Stay fit....

7/21: W: 163; GW: 151 BMI: 30.8 GBM: 22 BF%: 40.7%

7/24: 159 GW; 151, BMI: 30.0 BF: 40.0%

Hey fyrfli,

What's up. Any fun stuff going on with you and your son? and your bf. oops fiance? What has your calorie count been averaging since last checkin? Did you get to 1300 yet? My goal is 1200 and boy it is difficult.

Dinnertime and late night is the most difficult. Yesterday my bf prepared this dish that was extremely good. It took me to my daily calorie allottment. I then ran 4 miles. Upon returning, I had 6 Red Vines and 12 ozs of Gatorade.

My daily total was over 1533. Today's another day. How are you doing?

I was at work thinking about this very question. How long have I been on this journey? I recall the exact time it hit. In 1997 I was on a camping trip as a chaperone and this young man invited me to run through Yosemite Valley at 5am. I enjoy running so took this challenge on. I weighed 185 pounds. My heaviest. But I didn't feel overweight/obese.  I recall having a conversation with this young man and he stated, it doesn't matter how fast you get to point B but the quality and time that it takes you go to get there. Enough said about that. That was the moment that I decided I need to improve my health.

I have always been an runner but the nutrition part has been missing. Not until I found this site that I began taking this "nutrition" piece serious. I went to see a nutritionist. I have incorporated some of the lesssons learned but still my carbs are way too high.

I recently purchased The South Beach Diet to help understand the cravings. I know there are many lessons to be learned. I really appreciate this site because so many people have insights and tidbits, along with frank discussion about losing weight. I don't feel so all alone. Its not that I need to be in this endeavour with anyone. I have all of you. Thanks to all and here's to having a healthy lifestyle. 

Here are my stats:

SW: 163

GW: 151

BMI: 30.8 GBM: 22

BF%: 40.7% (aargh!)

I may edit these numbers later. They appear a little higher than normal. Stay tuned. Thanks and good luck to all.

All right fyrfli.  Whoo hoo! Congratulations! I don't have much experties to offer but I may be able to help with motivations.  I would like to help out as much as possible. 20 pounds sounds doable.

So what would you like from us.  How should we do this? I have weight to lose to. I am 5'1 and weigh 163 lbs.  I try to weigh in once a week. I've been part of CC sinc May 1. I take a yoga class 4 days a week and try to walk a minimal of 60 minutes 5 days a week. For my attempt, I need to maintain 1200-1400 calories a day. That's not much.

I can post my food or maybe I can open my food and activity log. We can figure something out. Let me know how you would like this part of your journey to unfold and again CONGRATULATION!!!!

I purchased the Wi Fit program and it weighs me every time I get on the scale and records my weight along with my BMI. I try to do this once a week but sometimes it gets a little difficult because I have to go through a setup procedure. I find it useful to me because it records accurately my progress while taking into account the time of day or night I weigh myself. I can also see my hi's and lo's.

It shows when I weigh myself vs. the end of day and lets me know that the measurement taken at the beginning of the day, after hygiene has taken place, is much more accurate.

So, I weigh myself once a week due to the fun it can bring. I would like to day it daily but as stated, its a task to setup the Wi.

deamarie,

What are you saying? You lost 9 pounds. That's a good start. There's a lot of useful information on this site that you may find helpful along with some encouragement. It sounds like you have hit a plateau and have to do a little more tweaking.

I am new to this site and can't really point you to any directions. I need support and advice to because I don't know if what I am doing is all together going to get me to my idea weight of 130 pounds. But I do intend to keep having fun trying.

You know you don't have to say no to everything, anything can be eaten in moderation. Good luck.

Hi Everyone, I too am looking for friends,  encouragement, motivation and advice to help in this lifestyle change. I am 45 years old, 5'2 and weigh 163. I am trying to get to 130-135 by January 1, 2009.  I have a sedentary job however I do walk 90 minutes, 5 days a week on the treadmill each evening where I am logging in about 400 -500 calories.

I want to share with you that I too have found a new love: Wii walking. I used to run vigorously 5-7 miles per day but have recently shifted to walking. Its so much easier on my joints.  I recently acquired a WII and have an instant partner to encourage me to move. So I am having fun again challenging myself to get off of the couch.

Hope to chat with anyone that is willing to respond:}.

I love sugary sweets too. Its a sin to enjoy sugar so much. When I was a child I used to eat sugar bread. I morphed into M&M, cookies and cakes and coffee with Splenda.

I thought I was moving away from sugar  by trying Splenda but its everywhere. I did want to share one thing. My nutritionist told me to cut back on sugar. She told me to not eat fruit in the morning and to eat only fruit that is low in sugar like grapefruit for breakfast.

The goal is no cakes, candy, cookies and for a week. I can do this. Count me in. Minimum fruit or fruit with low sugar content like grapefruit is where I am going. When do we begin. Today is a good day to begin a countdown.