Holiday Motivation Weigh-ins

Holidays are a tough time for me so I'm looking for some extra incentive and motivation to stay on track. There's more food, parties and such so I'd like to ramp up the motivation to make healthy choices (and some encouragement when I don't).  I'm suggesting a 3 day a week weigh-in on Monday/Wednesday/Friday.  Let's go for November thru February (post Christmas candy sales and Valentines day)

Monday start off/touch point, Wednesday is a good mid-week check and Friday is for a reminder of good choices we will make all weekend.

We came, we saw, we conquered!

All are welcome!!!!!  (and can join us at any time)

****The good thing about weighing in 3X a week is it's a good reminder of what we are trying to do, but it also tends to highlight the fluctuations more and that can be hard.******

I'd like to add our TREND on Fridays.  (if you don't track your weight on your home page then getting the average using the numbers from a few days back will work)  If you're feeling discouraged, this might be a way to see that you are making progress, even when you don't think so.... 

Starting Date: 
Starting Weight:

Current Weight (and date): 

Goal Weight (and date): 

Trend weight from CC chart:

Comments:

I'm in! Checking in with you on Mondays has been helpful, but I've been slacking of late.  I've only lost 3 pounds in the last 5 weeks.  I'd like to get back up to 1-1.5 a week. 

Starting Date: 3/16/09
Starting Weight: 220

Current Weight and date: 170 11/4

Goal Weight: 150

Comments: I'm officially down 50 pounds as of today.  Hooray!

Congrats Carrie!

Starting Date: 5/7/2008
Starting Weight: 185lbs

Current Weight and date: 160.8 lbs 11/4

Goal Weight and date: 135lbs  2/2010

Comments:  I'm finally breaking the plateau.  I've been very careful about recording food and activity so that helps too....

Ann, I'm in too! Thanks a lot for the link. This'll definitely help me through the Holiday and post Holiday with Valentine. The way to our hearts is through chocolate, chocolate, and lots more of it!

This'll be my new down plateau!

Talk to you guys then.  

Starting Date/Weight: 5Nov09/163.8lbs

CW/Date: 163.8lbs; 5Nov09

GW/Date: 150.0lbs; February 28, 2010

Comments: It's time that I tackled that plateau. I'm ready to start losing 1.5lbs week again. I'm very happy with the 20lbs that I've lost since May '09. Somethign to smile about.

Im in! I just passed a bag of halloween candy and it was hard to resist!

SW: 143

CW: 140

GW: 125 by Christmas!

Original Post by carrie33:

I'm in! Checking in with you on Mondays has been helpful, but I've been slacking of late.  I've only lost 3 pounds in the last 5 weeks.  I'd like to get back up to 1-1.5 a week. 

Starting Date: 3/16/09
Starting Weight: 220

Current Weight and date: 170 11/4

Goal Weight: 150

Comments: I'm officially down 50 pounds as of today.  Hooray!

Congrats on your progress!!!

SW: 175 (when I started using CC)

CW: 163.3

GW: 145 by January 1st! 

SD 5Nov09 -- SW 163.8lbs

CD 6Nov09  -- CW 163.0lbs

GW/GD -- 150.0lbs / 28Feb10

Yea! So glad that we have some more people. I know I just weighed myself yesterday but it's FRIDAY!

Starting Date: 5/7/2008 
Starting Weight: 185lbs

Previous Weight and date: 160.8 lbs 11/4

Current Weight and date: 161.8 lbs 11/6  TGIF :)  Going climbing outside tomorrow, wahoooooo!  All day kick-my-tush workout.

Goal Weight and date: 135lbs  2/2010

Still in the ball park.  The thing I have to remember is the more weigh ins I do the more I'll see the fluctuations.  I'm focusing on the trend and that's going in the right direction.

Ikiteriru: I agree, the more the merrier!

Anderson66: Way to go on resisting the screaming sugar....

Starting Date: 3/16/09
Starting Weight: 220 lbs.

Current Weight and date: 170 lbs.  11/6/09

Goal Weight: 150 lbs.

Comments: I don't have a digital scale.  Weighing in 3 times a week I might not see much of a difference.  But I'm still at 170.  Yay!

If it is not too late I would like to join. I think the 3 times a week will keep me motivated throughout the holiday season.  Great idea by the way!

I recently gained weight and am at my highest at 140 lbs.  I am 5 ft 3 in and am uncomfortable.  The weight gain is due to a lot of things mostly my comfort eating but also due to some medication I have been taking.  I stopped the meds and am ready to tackle the weight.  

Starting Date: Nov 1

Starting Weight:  140

Current Weight:  140  11/6

Goal Weigh:  125  3/1

Thanks for letting me be part of the group!

Never too late, welcome amycs22!

Starting Date: 3/16/09
Starting Weight: 220 lbs

Last weight: 170 lbs

Current Weight: 170 lbs  11/6/09

Goal Weight: 150 lbs.

No loss since the last weigh-in but I'm down 3 for the week (since last monday)!  And I've held on to the 50 pound loss.  hooray!

Starting Date: 5/7/2008 
Starting Weight: 185lbs

Previous Weight and date: 161.8 lbs 11/6  TGIF :)  Going climbing outside tomorrow, wahoooooo!  All day kick-my-tush workout.

Current Weight and date: 160.2  :D

Goal Weight and date: 135lbs  2/2010

Yep, some good hard hiking and climbing seems to work.  To top it off,  I climbed the most technically difficult climb I've ever climbed without coming off.  I'm so jazzed. My body never ceases to surprise me.....  

Carrie, how are your running/races going?

Original Post by carrie33:

No loss since the last weigh-in but I'm down 3 for the week (since last monday)!  And I've held on to the 50 pound loss.  hooray!

Congrats Carrie!

Hi Everyone! Ann your climbing is inspiring!  Way to go!

Well I have been stalled at 140 for quite a while.  Got serious at my start date

Start Date Nov 1

SW 140

CW  137.4  wahoo!

Finally started to see the scale move!  So excited. Knowing I had to be accountable today kept me going food wise this weekend.

My goal weight is 125.  

Have a great Monday everyone.

Amys22, Congrats!  love to see the scale move.

Start Date: 5Nov09

Starting Weight: 163.0lbs

Goal Weight: 150.0lbs

Goal Date: 28Feb10

Current Weight: 160.6lbs

Comments: Yes! I have finally broken the plateau. I'm so amazed. Kind of in a stupor.

Amycs22: So glad to have you on board! It is never too late. We like having more people on here. Congrats too on seeing the scale move in the right direction.

Carrie: How are your races going? Your races really help to motivate me.

Anns: You're definitely right about that: 'body amazing you'. Slowly but surely Anns, we're both getting there!

Have a great week! See you again Wed. :)

Original Post by ikiteiru:
Comments: Yes! I have finally broken the plateau. I'm so amazed. Kind of in a stupor.

Amycs22: So glad to have you on board! It is never too late. We like having more people on here. Congrats too on seeing the scale move in the right direction.

Carrie: How are your races going? Your races really help to motivate me.

Anns: You're definitely right about that: 'body amazing you'. Slowly but surely Anns, we're both getting there!

Have a great week! See you again Wed. :)

Cheers to breaking the plateau!  Wahoooo!!!!!

I'm looking for a way to motivate myself into drinking more water because that's a habit I want to add to improve my over all diet.

Anyone up to adding a 'water tag' to this thread?  Say one extra 16 ounce glass of water a day (this is water only, not tea, coffee etc) post it and tag the next person?

This can go under on another thread and not clutter this thread...your call, either way works for me :D  Just thought I'd throw it out there....

(edit: added to the post)

I actually drink tons of water - it's about all I drink.  I bring a reusable bottle to work and just keep refilling it all day long.  Tagging sounds like a fun game, though.  :)

As for my running - I still haven’t run since my race at the beginning of October.  Since my knees were getting really sore at the end of my training (I was taking ibuprofen once a week or so to get to sleep at night) I’ve decided to take the winter off and give them a rest.  I plan to start up again in the spring.

I’ve been continuing my yoga and trying to decide what kind of cardio I might want to pick up in the meantime.  I went for long walks and did some hiking over the weekend.  So I'm still doing SOMEthing, just not as much as I was.  There are elliptical machines and treadmills in the fitness room in my building, I just have to venture up to it.  I’m hoping to get into a new routine in the next week or so.