Friends for Losers (the good kind of loser....)
A big shout out to my girls from the "Lose 10 lbs by date, 2008" post. ( : Since starting that post, I am down almost 18 lbs.
People asked about a new post. Here it is!
Weekly Friday weigh-ins?
Motivating friends?
Friendly challenges to get moving, eat and drink right, and be conscious of all we do?
This is the place for you!
All old friends --JOIN ME!!!! --- new friends always welcome!
Actually, I hope that this post can bring people in from all my different cc groups....that way when we all meet one day, it will be like one huge reunion show! ( :
TODAY WEIGHT: 166
GOAL WEIGHT for next payday (7-20): 160
That is great bella!!
A few months ago I bought 2 pair of Old Navy Jeans (same size) one pair fit looser then the other and I thought they looked sloppy, now they fit great and I wear them all the time
. Here's to hoping for too loose. And always try on the jeans even if they are the same size!!!
I bought some bottoms with the skirt and l loved them then I bought a tankini top and my muffin top peeks between the two. Yep, I will be looking for the one piece this year!!!
I hate that clothes from the same company, same style, same size etc. fit differently from item to item.....
there are some cute one pieces out there too! All this talk about swimwear really makes me want a vacation...
I WANT A VACATION TOO :)
Friday weigh in ---- well......... seeing as how I saw 160 on Tuesday, I did not get all my water at work every day, and it has been way too cold to run outside --- seeing 154.6 this morning made me feel ok.
I am beginning to wonder if this is my body's perfect point (or what it wants it to be anyway). 152 is the smallest weight I ever maintained successfully before getting fat again. thoughts?
O- That is great!! you broke the ick :)
I would suggest making it a goal to maintain that weight for X amount of time and they re-evalute... if you feel good then keep that as your goal to mainitain forever!
131.7
Went down a little but I also did not eat that much so when i do eat enough I may go back up so I will not be surprised. Just not feeling up to par so of course eating just does not sound all that wonderful. I may find myself maintaining around 130 although I am going to try for 125. I just do not think it is worth fretting over if it does not happen. I may have a belly no matter what. I will continue eating healthy and working out but if nothing happens then that will be it. I will log for a few more weeks then not log for a few weeks just to see if I can manage the calories and not fret over them. We shall see.
Vacation??? In my fantasies!!
I didn't get to weigh in this morning but I've been 135-136 all week. While that's a mere 3-4 lb increase over post NY's, 3-4 lbs represents a HUGE % of what I've lost overall. Hard not to get discouraged.
If there is such a thing as a 'set point', around 135 is certainly one of mine. I tend to think I've just become comfortable eating/exercising at that level. None-the-less I ordered a new book, Break Through Your Set Point: How to Finally Lose the Weight You Want and Keep It Off. I haven't gotten it yet but if it has any real gems, I'll pass them on to you! I read in a review that maintaining at a stuck point for 6 mon. and then trying to lose again is supposed to be a way to slowly lower the body's set points. Works well with what nutellabella said.
Kim, to be honest if I'd make 130 and could maintain there nicely, I'd be fairly happy too. I put 125 as my goal but I've really been thinking of it as 127 +/-2. If you're diligent about your workouts, that tummy issue will probably disappear without you losing another lb.
I too would continue working out and eating right, drinking all my water, etc. I just wonder if my body is done for a while with the major losing.... I may try that --- and I feel good at this weight. Just so badly wanted to break into the 140's.
que sera sera :) have good weekends, losers! I am always around, so pop on if you can!
134.6
Saturday had a slice of pizza and 2 beers then went to SILs house to continue BIL's 40th b-day. SIL could not finish a vodka mix drink so I had to because I will not let good vodka go to waste. So, I did drink but did not get buzzy just enough to add about 450-500 empty non-essential calories. I did not eat much Sunday but i did eat a small bit of chili cheese dip with chips = velveeta cheese and salty chips....gag just thinking about it. I will drink plenty of water today and hopefully tomorrow's number will be closer to 130.
Thanks Chris for the encouragement....I will continue working out and hopefully the jelly belly will disappear.
My friend started HCG shots and is eating 500 calories....she lost 13 lbs in 16 days.....Oh Lord give that girl some sense. How scary is that. Hormones are creepy critters anyway, why inject them to lose weight. I did a web search last night on HCG and it is what our pregnant bodies produce to keep feeding the baby if we are not eating enough. Think feast or famine....I so want to get to 125 but not at the expense of potentially screwing with my hormones...this being said by a perimenopausal woman
drink that water, puppy. :) it'll fall off.
thanks for comment this morning in my journal. I too am worried about me. just not sure where to go from here.... where ever the heck this messed up, mental place is.... =P
Kim, drink that water and avoid the scale until you're pretty sure you've washed it all away. It doesn't sound disasterous except for the likely water retaining.
HCG? Lordy! I can't believe they do that!
Sat wt= 133.6 (missed Friday)
If I can keep some good habits while working the 2nd job, I should make some actual progress eventually! lol. I did find a notebook that I was given at my first wt loss group meeting in October...138. Guess I have made some progress after all.
amen for progress, chris! gosh, really at your already low weight, I'd say percentage wise, it is pretty awesome to be down 4+ lbs. (:
That is really good Chris! I too have blocked out my higher weight - until I saw a pic last night... so, I guess if I look at what I really was to where I am, I have done ok... but I deny it :)
I didn't focus on CC this weekend at all- but with the exception of yesterday, I didn't have much time to overdo it.....
oh and Chris- any gems on breaking through your set point?
The book hasn't arrived yet. So I'm still setting here.
Sorry Chris, I skipped the words that you ordered and were waiting on it- selective reading, I guess :)
So, I watch Biggest Loser... I do like the show, but in doing the calculations one guy (I can't remember who now... one of the cousins, I believe) would have to had 10,000 calorie deficit a DAY in order to lose the weight that he did... how is that even possible?? I know they work out all day and stuff, but golly......
ANYWAYS onto reality... how is everyone? I am tired... I couldn't get my brain to shut off... actually, I did, fell right asleep and then woke up "doing" homework- ACK- well, at least I have some idea of where to go with my paper, but couldn't that come to me when I am trying to work on it and NOT when I am sleeping :(
Hope all is well!
tired must be the word of the day -- ME TOO -- insomnia sucks
why was nap time ever eliminated from our days? I could really use one....
OMG -- ME TOO> I HATED napping as a kid, and now I would give my left arm to take one every day. lol
I have had quite a few nights where my mind would not shut off. I toss and turn then around 6am I fall fast asleep and my husband wakes me at 8 so I can rush out of bed and get ready for work. I am glad I do not have to dress up for work -- jeans, t-shirt, ponytail on most days. Last night I woke up doing W-3s for year-end payroll and my 4th qtr and year end stuff....I really am procrastinating on getting that done. It does not take long so I put on back burner until crunch time. My time management has gone down the toilet. I did finish bosses presentation for a talk at Purdue.....deer control.....we make a contraception.
Well today I am getting my hair cut and colored. My gray roots are blinding...I started to gray in my mid-twenties
. I just think of the amount of money spent on getting my hair done professionally and the stuff I bought in stores...I could have put at least one child through college...maybe a semester. I now go to a beauty school where the price is reasonable and I have known the last few girls because friends of daughter.
Chris I weighed 133.7 this morning so we are just about the same weight. You will have to summarize your new book for us as you read it.
Janay have you tried a few nights taking benadryl. I had a dr that tell me to take when I had so many sleepless nights. I take for a few nights and it gets me back on track. I did it last week just one night and then several nights after that I slept well. I now have to take again tonight. My daughter took melatonin and it worked for her...natural. Alchohol may make you sleepy at first but it does cause insomnia.
Bella what is your major and how much longer do you have in school? I still have dreams about finals and finding out I did not go to a class all semester and found out I had to take a final in it.....lol.
contraception for deer? How does that work? Do I even want to know? :)
I love a fresh new color, but hate the $ that goes into it...
I am going for my masters in family therapy.... I just started and if everything goes well, I have about 2 years.... ooo, puppy, your dreams just made me shutter :)
