300+ Countdown to Jan 1, 2009 !

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      We share a long journey.
      January 1, 2009 is coming ... IS HERE ! 
      What progress we'll make ... WE'VE MADE !
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~ THE 2008 300+ COUNTDOWN CLUB ~
      Counting down to JAN 1, 2009!
 1. Post your 1st of month weigh in.
 2. Check your updated number below.
 3. Let me know of any corrections.

.......................... GROUP WEIGHT LOSS ..........................
SW: 320.0   JAN 1st 2009 185.0     Lost  135.0  bigbrett22
SW: 340.0   JAN 1st 2009 173.0     Lost  167.0  danielle_20077
SW: 343.0   JAN 1st 2009 275.0     Lost    68.0  denise07
SW: 326.0   JAN 1st 2009 280.0     Lost    38.0  freethrowtommy 
SW: 354.0   JAN 1st 2009 328.0     Lost    26.0  humorpam
SW: 329.0   JAN 1st 2009 295.0     Lost    34.0  korali
SW: 329.0   JAN 1st 2009 221.0     Lost  108.0  laurabow
SW: 370.0   JAN 1st 2009 286.0     Lost    84.0  mnic
SW: 442.2   JAN 1st 2009 392.0     Lost    50.2  mwiowa
SW: 325.0   JAN 1st 2009 267.0     Lost    58.0  punkrockriot
SW: 315.0   JAN 1st 2009 226.0     Lost  100.0  renaer14
SW: 317.0   JAN 1st 2009 311.0     Lost      6.0  shnitzel (tracy)
SW: 465.0   JAN 1st 2009 220.8     Lost  244.0  sun123
SW: 385.0   JAN 1st 2009 336.8     Lost    52.0  sunnyone24
SW: 305.0   JAN 1st 2009 234.5     Lost    70.5  Tina_4792
SW: 367.0   JAN 1st 2009 299.0     Lost    69.4  topeze
SW: 576.0   JAN 1st 2009 447.0     Lost  129.0  velvetkiss 
SW: 325.0   JAN 1st 2009 255.0     Lost    70.0  watchmeshine82
SW: 355.0   JAN 1st 2009 287.0     Lost    68.0  wobbley
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Original Post by shnitzel:

SW: 317
Mar 1: 306
Mar 29: 307 (1 lb gain) 
TL: 10 lbs

That's all. I'm not going to say anything else.

 (((( hug )))))

Hang in there.

schnitzel - keep the faith! next month will be better.

aovermy - why isn't you dr. concerned about your weight loss and your overall health in general? seems to me that the dr. would still want to see how your cholesterol is doing.

I will post my weight loss for the month on the 1st since I have my drs appt then.

Congrats to all for the progress and Tracy, Aprils your month!  Last night I was up to 5am cleaning (yeah, it was overdue) so hoping it will help my odds for for weigh in, even if Im feeling a bit sore (from cleaning of all things!).  Thursday was a no loss weigh-in and Im actually trying to catch up because Im behind schedule for this summer.

Good to hear your lump isnt a concern!

MARCH 1 WEIGHT .... 284

APRIL 1 WEIGHT ....   280 (if I lose more between now and Tues, I'll update!)

MARCH WEIGHT LOSS .... 4 pounds

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS .... 92 pounds

MARCH COMMENTS: March was a weird month for me, and my body is undergoing a period of adjustment. I stopped taking insulin (diabetes), I started taking Synthroid (thyroid), my weight lass stalled because I increased my exercise without increasing my calories, so I increased my calories from 1500 a day to 1900 per day with a committment to do more exercise (biking.) And I also seemed to be really battling water retention following four non-logging days. So, all in all, the four pound loss (1 pound a week), while my lowest weight loss to date, is at least understandable.

LOOKING AHEAD:  I am now nicely one week into my 1900 calorie per day groove, and have been biking an hour or more 6 days a week around my neighborhood. I'm trying to eat more protein/fat and not increase my carbs at all, and my fiber is still around 70g per day.  We leave on our cruise May 3, so I really would like April to be a strong month for me.  I have two upcoming milestones (goals)  that I'd like to hit in April (or May) ....

• Lose 1 more pound = 93 pounds = 25 percent of my starting weight
• Lose 8 more pounds = 100 pounds = 100 POUNDS LOST!

MOLLY

My current weight is 290.4.

I am all the way back up to 275 for a 3.4 lb gain in March!

Oh well. I have been eating poorly and had a stressful couple of weeks at the end of the quarter where I barely exercised at all, so I am just glad it wasn't worse.

But I have also spent 27 hours this month hiking (not including today, I hope to get in 2-3 hours this afternoon).  So I hope at least one pound of that gain was some serious leg muscle. They have certainly been achy enough!

There is also reason to be positive for the coming months, since I will only be attending classes part time starting next week, and the days are longer which means I can get more hiking in. The exercise is not the problem, I just need to get my eating more on track.. which I can do if I get my stress levels down.. less time in classes should help with that too.

Hey, everyone is doing great because we got through the winter! Nothing but springtime in the months ahead!

314.2 for april 1st.. 10 lbs lost in march.

With my hubby home for the last 3 weeks due to no work, I'm thrilled to report a maintain at 298.6 Luckily, hubby went back to work today and my routine should be able to get back to normal.

Andriav69

Ive put in the updates (check me for accuracy :D) and big congrats on the losses!  As Molly pointed out, anybody who's weighed in is welcome to update if there any changes by Tuesday.

Denise, sounds like youve some great opportunity ahead of you with your emphasis on exercise and more sunlight to do it.  

Im really happy for everyone and just thinking how following New Years how the groups in a better place.  Since January, those who've weighed in for April have put us down 229.9 lbs!!

I seem to have hit a road bump. I sprained my foot a couple of weeks ago. I have gained one pound. Current weight is 297.

SW: 333.0   April 1st - 307.0   Lost:    26.0  zakh

Hang in there, jrobillard! I broke my foot last year in Aug, and gained 20 lb during the 3 months I was off of it. Within a month of getting the cast off, it was all gone. I'm guessing some was water and some was weight. I simply found it hard to control my appetite without the exercise. 

hey all. i'm doing my april weigh in.

SW: 320 lbs.

MAR 1ST: 266 lbs.

APR 1ST: 256 lbs.

MAR LOSS: 10 lbs.

TOTAL LOSS: 64 lbs.

i had a 3 week plateau for a while. i then broke it and got down to about 251, but then i went on vacation this past weekend and ate and drank a lot which pushed me back up to 256. but it was a great weekend and i'm right back on track starting today. so congrats to everyone that has lost and to those that haven't, hang in there. take it one day at a time.

-brett

SW: 305.0

MAR 1st: 249.0

APR 1st: 240

MAR: 9 lbs down

TOTAL: 65 lbs down

A mini-vacation and mindless eating set me back this month, but I'm keepin' on keepin' on...  Kudos to everyone for even being here focusing on better health and a better life!  You guys are all amazing!!!!!  April is gonna be great!

I am glad that so many of you are having great successes. I wish I was one of them, but for some reason, I am not. I have not lost, only gained. I am finally being weaned off of the prednisone, so maybe I will start seeing a weight loss. I have noticed a decrease in appetite and thought sure that there would be a weight loss, but I have also got a large amount of fluid (although I take 2 diaretics per day in large amounts), so that is probably why there is no weight loss to report.

April 1st weigh in:

SW: 324   MARCH: 308.2   APRIL: 302.6   LOST: 5.6

Not as much as I had hoped for, but I just keep remembering "The Tortoise and The Hare" - slow and steady wins the the race. Hopefully, I'll soon be under 300. Next goal - 291.6 - my 10% weight.

I am curious as to how age and/or medical condition corresponds to weight loss. Any comments?

 

Medical condition definitely corresponds to weight loss, because some illnesses and some medications change the metabolism, either speeding it up for rapid weight loss, or slowing it down for slow weight loss and weight gain.

No April fools thankfully this morning, considering last week I was good but the scale was bad (grrrr).

March 1st  348.0
  April 1st  335.9

Pam, the chemical in over the counter Benadryl can slow metabolism and other medications can cause ravenous appetites like medical steriods.  As far as age, it does cause metabolism to slow down but also many people were more active when they were younger. 

Im so excited for everybody and their losses!!  If this wasnt your month, its just one in a year of them - I know February was my bad one, hopefully my last bad one :P.  Thanks everyone for your updates - very encouraging and love hearing specifics on how its been going.

Thinking about everyone who normally does NYears resolutions - they say support is a factor in sticking to them and this thread with everyone has been great for me!

WooHoo Jayne! 13 pounds! That is awesome!

April 1

304 for a total loss of 102 pounds.