Posts by taum

Team:
Week 0.   11/10-11/12: 161.9
Week 1.   11/17-11/19:
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Week 2.   11/24-11/26:
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Week 3.   12/1-12/3:
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Week 4.   12/8-12/10:
Challenge #4 Points:
Week 5.   12/15-12/17:
Challenge #5 Points:
Week 6.   12/22-12/24:
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Week 7.   12/29-12/31:
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Week 8.   1/5-1/7:
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My highest weight: 170
When I joined CC:  169.4
Challenge start: 153.1

Now: 146.8 (-6.3 since start of challenge)

Short Term Goal: 143.1 (10 lbs from May 18th to July 4th)

• May 18th:    153.1
• May 25th:    151.4 (-1.7) (goal 151.6)
• June 1st :     149.2 (-2.2) (goal 150.0)
• June 8th :    148.6 (-0.6) (goal 148.4)
• June 15th:    147.4 (-1.2) (goal 146.8)
• June 22nd:  146.8  (-0.6) (goal 145.3)
• June 29th:   (goal 143.7)
• July 4th:      (goal 143.1)

Okay, so the 10 lbs aren't going to happen!  I'm down 23.2 lbs total!  I think I should be celebrating.  Plus, before this challenge, my original goal was 148 by the 4th, so I think I'm doing pretty dang well!

What an interesting discussion!  I'm going to make a rant of my own.  :) 

The hardest part of my current weight loss journey was deciding to talk about it openly with my friends (who happen to almost all be larger than me).  I decided that if they are my friends, I can share anything I would normally share with a friend, including my trials and efforts at weight loss.  It's a huge part of my life now; I don't want to hide it.  I've received criticism from people for wanting to lose weight, particularly people who want to argue that I should be happy the way I am.  Frankly, I don't think those people have a right to decide that for me, although I do appreciate their implied compliment.  Nor is my desired weight loss a reflection of what I think of them, their habits or their weight.

It seems ludicrous to judge others based on my own goals, or to assume that others are judging me by theirs.  If my goal was to be able to bench 250 lbs, I wouldn't be judging those who couldn't do 100 lbs.   If I want to be an olympic swimmer, I do not expect my friend the business exec to have a similar lung capacity, and he does not expect me to make six figures at my job.  If I want to dye my gray hair, I am not criticizing people with more gray hair for their non-dying habits.  I suspect that their feelings of judgment have more to do with how they feel about themselves than anything I'm thinking.  So if I want to weigh 135 lbs, I'm not judging anyone who doesn't, and I'd prefer they don't judge me.

Also, I happen to think my friends are very beautiful.  I would hope they are not insulted when I say so.

End rant.  :)

One question: what is an appropriate response to a friend who is larger and who has expressed a desire to lose weight?  I've never really known what the best way to handle that is.  I usually say "That's awesome!" and attempt to bond on our mutual experiences with the issue.  But that may not be the best approach, I'm hearing?  It may come across as trying to identify with something I can't possibly understand?  Or as judgmental?  What should I say to both show support and avoid making them feel worse?

My highest weight: 170
When I joined CC:  169.4
Challenge start: 153.1

Now: 149.2 (-3.9 since start of challenge)

Short Term Goal: 143.1 (10 lbs from May 18th to July 4th)

• May 18th:    153.1
• May 25th:    151.4 (-1.7) (goal 151.6)
• June 1st :     149.2 (-2.2) (goal 150.0)
• June 8th :    (goal 148.4)
• June 15th:   (goal 146.8)
• June 22nd:  (goal 145.3)
• June 29th:   (goal 143.7)
• July 4th:      (goal 143.1)

Rough week!  I'm not really sure the loss this week wasn't water weight rather than food and exercise, but I'll take it.  :)

I'm guessing here, but I suspect men (in general) tend to make it a more solitary activity, and don't seek as much emotional support. 

So while you see them here and there on the boards, perhaps they are present in far bigger numbers than their posts would suggest?  Interesting thought...

I wonder if CC keeps any statistics about how many men vs women have accounts, and how many posts/journal entries they average.

My highest weight: 170

When I joined CC:  169.4

Now: 153.1

Short Term Goal: 148 by Independence Day, but I'll try a 10 lb challenge! (143, hard to imagine, atm)

Long Term Goal: 135 by Halloween

• May 18th:    153.1
• May 25th:    (goal 151.6)
• June 1st :    (goal 150.0)
• June 8th :    (goal 148.4)
• June 15th:   (goal 146.8)
• June 22nd:  (goal 145.3)
• June 29th:   (goal 143.7)
• July 4th:      (goal 143.1)